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Showing 421430 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-18

…blishment or an element of the armed forces health service within the meaning of Article L. 6147-7 ;2° Or, for reasons related to the patient's state of health, in categories of premises that meet the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-18

If the sums allocated to creditors or members have not been paid to them, they shall be deposited, on expiry of the one-year period from the close of the liquidation, with the Caisse des dépôts et con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L773-18

…redited to postal current accounts. Where payment orders are used, the provisions of article L. 773-20 shall apply. The Office des postes et télécommunications guarantees the beneficiaries of payments…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L774-18

…redited to postal current accounts. Where payment orders are used, the provisions of article L. 774-20 shall apply. The Office des postes et télécommunications guarantees the beneficiaries of payments…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

…where appropriate. The request is made in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 1142-13 to R. 1142-17 , without it being necessary to determine whether the damage for which the reques…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

…for ceiling height, openings to the outside, lighting and configuration set out in articles R. 1331-20 to R. 1331-23 respectively;-the openings to the outside do not expose the occupants to sources of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-18

…or the Public Prosecutor, appoint another person under the conditions provided for in Article L. 812-2. The appointed agent is subject to the same obligations as would have applied to the liquidator…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-18

The High Council shall publish on its website the list referred to in II of article L. 822-1. It is updated monthly to take account of new registrations and any other changes to the information it con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7125-18

…llors who are employees must, when they wish to take the training leave referred to in article L. 7125-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the…

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