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Showing 23712380 of 32644 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-12-1984 n° 83-12.895

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-12

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors shall establish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transacti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-12-1

The municipal council of a new commune may set up a conference of the mayor and deputy mayors, chaired by the mayor and comprising the deputy mayors, within which any issue relating to the coordinatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-12-1

The mayor may set maximum dimensions for monuments erected on the graves.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

Special investigative techniques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-12

The committee is made up of three members. It includes the expert mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 232-67-10 or the head of the athlete passport management unit when the latter has not ap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-2

The establishment of branches in States that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the acquisition of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-6

When the psychiatric care measure taken against a person is lifted in application of this chapter or chapters II or III of this title, a psychiatrist from the host establishment will inform the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12-1

Persons belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 4211-1 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12-1

I. - An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Order of chiropodists of Ile-de-France-Antilles-Guyane-La Réunion-Mayotte are competent for chiropodists practising i…

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