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Showing 24712480 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16-1

If, on expiry of the deadline set in the formal notice pursuant to article L. 1334-15, the owner or operator of the built property has not implemented the prescribed measures or has not had an expert…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-8

…issory note has not reached the creditor within thirty days of the invoice being sent, the creditor may issue a bill of exchange which the debtor is obliged to accept under the conditions set out in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6262-2

…red to the territorial audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-2

…red to the territorial audit chamber by the representative of the State, the period within which it may formulate proposals shall run from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Duties of colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4312-30

…validated by the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre and subject to the provisions of article L. 4312-15, the sharing of fees between nurses or between a nurse and another healthcare professional is pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…e a trial as provided for in paragraph 4 of article 8 of the aforementioned regulation, the sponsor may submit a request for re-examination to the following authorities: 1° The Agence nationale de séc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-28

…fficers or judicial police officers belonging to the departments or units designated in articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33 are competent, within the limits defined by these articles, to carry out their dut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-2

…he previous year for the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant provided for in article L. 2334-15 or to the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in Article L. 2334-21. For co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2-1

…itional basis, the doctors, dental surgeons, midwives and pharmacists mentioned inarticle 83 of law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2006 on the financing of social security for 2007, on presentation of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26

…ategy to promote the principles of the Republican Commitment Contract referred to in article L. 131-15-2 ; 2° An official calendar of the competitions that they organise or authorise, allowing athlete…

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