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Showing 17511760 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10-1

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4321-10 in the form of certified information. They shall also send it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 A

I. - Except where they involve a transfer of ownership, usufruct or enjoyment, decisions given in proceedings where at least one of the parties is in receipt of legal aid are exempt from registration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-104

The thresholds provided for in Article L. 225-102-1, assessed at the end of the financial year, are set at 100 million euros for the balance sheet total, 100 million euros for the net sales figure and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expert

Article R7343-106

The subcontractor, whose involvement in an expert assessment may concern only part of the work, acts under the authority of the expert. For each expert assessment for which he uses a subcontractor, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for executing a payment transaction

Article L133-10

I. - Where the payment service provider refuses to execute a payment order or initiate a payment transaction, it shall notify the payment service user, or make the notification available to the paymen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

I. - The services or parts of services of the municipalities or public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status existing on 31 December 2014 which participate in the exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-103

The contract for adult relay activities is a private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of 1° of article L. 1242-3 for a maximum period of three years, re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4301-10

In application of article L. 4304-1 and under the conditions of article L. 4311-22, the practice of advanced practice by a nurse who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-10

Disrupting a competition or endangering the safety of persons or property by entering the competition area of a sports venue is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.For the offe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-10

Prior to issuing bonds, the association must: 1. be registered in the Trade and Companies Register in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree; 2. Provide in its articles of associ…

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