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Showing 12611270 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-15

The national blood transfusion master plan is drawn up by the Minister for Health, after consultation with the Minister for Defence, on the basis of the project prepared by the Etablissement Français…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-15

Existing buildings and installations intended for a use other than housing and which are not subject to authorisation or declaration under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health monitoring

Article L1413-15

State services and local authorities, their public establishments, public and private health establishments, the armed forces health service, social and medico-social establishments and services, emer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Consultation with elected representatives

Article L1434-15

To ensure that the actions of local authorities and regional health agencies are properly coordinated, elected representatives in each département are consulted at least once a year by the director ge…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-15

Any beneficiary may, after accepting the stipulation made in his favour and if the transferability of this right has been expressly provided for or with the consent of the contracting party and the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-15

The alienation of the majority of the shares of a co-owned vessel alone triggers the application of article L. 173-14.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-15

The planned date of entry into force of the rules governing open-ended real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable) relating to the company r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article L322-15

The Boards of Directors of the central insurance companies include, in addition to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:a) Three directors representing the French State, appointed by the Minister…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-15

All insurance undertakings covering civil liability risks arising from the use of land motor vehicles in the territory of the French Republic must be members of the competent national insurance bureau…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-15

At the request of the tourist municipalities concerned, the classification referred to in article L. 133-13 is awarded by order of the competent administrative authority for a period of twelve years.T…

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