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Showing 13111320 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-11

…e main database mentioned in I of article R. 1461-2, within the limits defined in articles R. 1461-13 and R. 1461-14, depending on the requirements of the public service missions they fulfil.The scope…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…be repaid to the State. The decision to award a new job placement subsidy mentioned in Article L. 5134-113 is subject to verification that the employer has complied with the commitments it made in res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11

A trainee who wishes to complete part of his or her training period in France with a person other than a statutory auditor registered on the list provided for in article L. 822-1, or all or part of hi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-11

…ements, bearing the certificate of the statutory auditors; 2° The decision to allocate the results; 3° The consolidated financial statements bearing the certificate of the statutory auditors. The info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-11

…es: 1° College of health managers ; 2° College of nursing, re-education and medico-technical staff; 3° College of nursing assistants. Each of the three colleges is represented by a number of members w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-11

…one month of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried registrar wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-11

If the retail facility created has a smaller sales area or footprint and number of lanes than that authorised under the second paragraph of article L. 752-15 and article L. 752-16, a certificate is is…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-11

…cle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

…et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in article L. 5124-3 or, for establishments or organisations manufacturing products referred to in article L. 1243-1 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

In criminal matters, questioning of accused persons carried out in the chambers of the investigating judge, including questioning at first appearance and confrontations, shall be subject to audiovisua…

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