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Showing 25212530 of 26239 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-12-2009 n° 08-18.038

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-19

For veterinary medicinal products with a parallel import authorisation as provided for in Article R. 5141-123-12, customs officers check the corresponding parallel import authorisation number on the p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12-3

When the commune wishes to dispose of a property transferred from a commune section pursuant to articles L. 2411-11 to L. 2411-12-2 within a period of five years from the date of publication of the tr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-9

I.-The holder of the systemic cancer drug treatment authorisation is organised in such a way that, in order to guarantee continuity of care for the patient, the following information can be communicat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Sponsorship

Article D6523-9

…e article;3° L'allocation de congé solidarité, instituée sur le fondement de l'article 15 de la loi n° 2000-1207 du 13 décembre 2000 d'orientation pour l'outre-mer.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

In order to issue the approval referred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-9

In the event of total or partial annulment of a decision taken by the Autorité de la concurrence or by the Minister responsible for the economy on the basis of Articles L. 430-5, L. 430-7, L. 430-7-1,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12-1

When they observe facts likely to be linked to money laundering or terrorist financing, the persons carrying out the controls provided for in Article L. 821-9 inform the department mentioned in Articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-9

As part of the tasks set out in Article L. 121-3, the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration deliberates on:1° The general organisational and operational conditions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-9

The nurse is authorised to carry out the following procedures and care on the basis of a written, qualitative and quantitative, dated and signed medical prescription, provided that a doctor can interv…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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