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Showing 17611770 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Relations with the partner health care organisation

Article R6323-29

…are; 5° The conditions for scheduling the pre-anaesthetic consultation mentioned in article R. 6123-28 ; 6° The financial relations between the two structures. As soon as it is signed, the agreement i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

…e grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-11

…se pursued by articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-87 relating to cheques and by articles L. 133-1 to L. 133-28 when they apply to payment cards; 2. To centralise, on behalf of the Banque de France, the inform…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-4

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority

Article R331-23

…rité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account of the guidelines it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 663

…court decisions, deeds, certificates of transmission by death and documents referred to in articles 28, 35, in 2° of Article 36 and to Article 37 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1043

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2113-5, L. 5212-27, L. 5215-28, L. 5217-2 and L. 5217-6 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the transfers of property, rights or obligation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34-1

I.-The transmission of information pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Multiannual risk management programme

Article R1443-12

…e plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1432-28, including :1° No more than three members from the college mentioned in 1° of the same article ;2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of individual monitoring

Article R4426-7

…from enhanced individual monitoring under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 of this code. Any worker exposed to group 1 or 2 biological agents will benefit from individual m…

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