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Showing 34113420 of 52309 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 2-10-2015 n° 14-14.256

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Practice of control medicine.

Article R4127-103

Unless otherwise provided by law, the supervising doctor must not interfere with or modify the treatment. If, during an examination, the examining doctor disagrees with the treating doctor on the diag…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-101

The holder of the authorisation to practise neurosurgery permanently ensures, in liaison with the emergency medical assistance service called SAMU or the emergency structures mentioned in article R. 6…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1055 bis

The first transfer for valuable consideration of properties mentioned in 4° of 2 of Article 793 benefits from an allowance of €91,000 on the basis of registration duties and land registration tax. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-10

The municipal council regulates the method of administration of communal property subject to the following provisions: 1° With regard to communal forests falling under the forestry regime, it adheres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article R441-10

The applicant is notified of its decision. In the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 441-15, the competent authority referred to in Article R. 441-8 will notify the professional of his new fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-10

The existence or conclusion of a work or service rental contract with a phonogram producer does not entail derogation from the enjoyment of the rights granted to the performer by Articles L. 212-2 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employer representation at national and multi-sectoral level

Article R2152-10

For the assessment of the criteria defined in 2° and 3° of article L. 2152-2, professional employers' organisations are taken into account if they pay a membership fee to a professional employers' org…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-10

Notwithstanding articles L. 5125-4, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-3, L. 5125-12 and L. 5125-18, any opening or acquisition by a mutual society or union of mutual societies of an existing pharmacy and any transf…

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