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Showing 28512860 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-4

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall determine by decree, after consultation with the representatives of the health professionals concerned :1° Areas where the supply of healthcare…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-4

The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors is four years, with the exception of the members mentioned in 1° bis of article R. 1413-3. For the latter, the term of office of deputies en…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-4

Grants for projects are awarded and their amount is determined taking into consideration: 1° The project's ability to meet market needs, in line with the company's development strategy; 2° The technic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article D5211-4

Adaptations are implemented on the basis of information provided by : 1° The disabled person ;2° The public employment service;3° The specialised placement organisations that support the disabled pers…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-4

In the cases provided for in articles L. 5145-2-1 and L. 5145-2-2 as well as in the case of suspension or withdrawal of a marketing authorisation or registration of a veterinary medicinal product, the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1412-4

The public cultural cooperation establishments created pursuant to article L. 1412-3 are subject to the provisions of the chapitre unique du titre III du livre IV de la première partie, with the excep…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

The director of the establishment is required to make an amending decision when : 1° One of the titles or chapters on the list mentioned in article R. 6145-14 is insufficiently funded; 2° Expenditure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-4

For the application of Article L. 133-6 : 1° The words: "those arising from the provisions of Article 1269 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "applications for the revision of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-53-4

I. - The provisions of this sub-paragraph cease to apply when one of the following conditions is met: 1° The establishment-relais merges with another person ; 2° The bridge institution no longer meets…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

For the "Dramatic content" group, a maximum of 18 points are allocated as follows: 1° The "Locations" sub-group is awarded a maximum of 7 points, distributed as follows: a) Alternatively:when a relati…

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