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Showing 12811290 of 57126 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-1-2023 n° 21-20.009

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-21

The time limit for appealing to the administrative court against elections to disciplinary boards and chambers is fifteen days. This period runs, for the voters, from the day of the election and, for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-21

The following shall not be admitted to participate in the rest of the procedure for awarding the concession contract: 1° Candidates who submit an incomplete application, where applicable after impleme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-25

I. - The financial indices referred to in Article R. 214-32-22 satisfy the following conditions:1° Their composition is sufficiently diversified, in the sense that the following criteria are met:a) Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-21

Where a member is permanently prevented from serving during his term of office, he shall be replaced by a person belonging to the same category for the remainder of his term of office.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-21

The selection board will draw up a list of candidates declared suitable. This list is published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The results are notified individually to each candid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-21

The Supervisory Board may be chaired by the person whom the Regional Prefect, in the event of absence or impediment, appoints for this purpose from among the members mentioned in 1° of I of article D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-25

General-purpose investment funds take the form either of open-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs", or of unit trusts.General-purpose investment funds may comprise different classes of units o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

I.-When the registration application includes all the documents defined in article R. 211-20, the registration commission mentioned in article L. 141-2 issues a receipt which it communicates to the ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-21

Within seven days of receiving the request, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21

Each health establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or medical biology laboratory authorised to carry out medically assisted procreation activities shall set up and keep up to date a qua…

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