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Showing 651660 of 31530 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-5-1981 n° 79-14.882

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-19

The contract provided for in article R. 6146-17 is signed for a maximum of five years, renewable by amendment. The request for renewal is sent by the healthcare professional concerned to the director…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192

If the Service national des métiers de l'encadrement du ski et l'alpinisme considers that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the declarant has p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the So…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-19

The ancillary own funds referred to in article L. 351-6 consist of items other than core own funds which may be called up to absorb losses. Ancillary own funds may include the following items, insofar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-19

The issue price of shares issued under the conditions provided for in Article L. 232-18 may not be less than the par value.In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-19

In the event of the opening of receivership or liquidation proceedings in respect of a credit institution or investment firm, the deposit guarantee and resolution fund referred to in Article L. 312-4,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-3

The collective agreement referred to inarticle L. 1237-19 is sent to the administrative authority for validation. The administrative authority validates the collective agreement once it has verified:…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-19

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a sentence of home detention under electronic surveillance, a probationary suspended sentence, a suspen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-19

The multi-year territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency is implemented by means of a contract between the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Director of the Saint-Pi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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