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Showing 961970 of 36918 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Feb. 2014 – no. 12-14.466

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…time of the first elections or in the event of new elections organised in application of article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the number and identity of the members of the territorial counc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-120

…ment by the operator, the fee payable each year may not exceed the ceiling set by article R. 2333-114 and updated by article R. 2333-117.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

…ted for the administrative account for the implementation of the provisions set out in articles L. 1424-35, L. 2531-13 et L. 4434-9 and for the settlement of allocations under the Value Added Tax Comp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-128

…and receive a certificate of achievement. Where the specific decrees mentioned in article A. 212-104 so provide, any mark of less than or equal to 6 in a test (general, pedagogical or technical) may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-12

Once they have agreed to provide care, nurses are obliged to ensure continuity. Nurses have the right to refuse care for professional or personal reasons, except in emergencies or in cases where they…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-12

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles LO 6471-4, LO 6471-10 and LO 6471-11, amendments may be made to the budget by the territorial council, up to the end of the financial year to whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-12

The sums allocated pursuant to articles R. 2334-10 and R. 2334-11 are used to finance the following operations:1° For public transport:a) Developments and equipment improving user safety, public recep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-126

…emption is not accepted by the transferor, it is set in accordance with the provisions of article 1843-4 of the Civil Code. If the transferring partner refuses to sign the deed transferring his shares…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints, applications and attachments

Article R4234-12

The complaints referred to in article R. 4234-1 and requests shall be submitted by any means, including dematerialised means, giving a date certain of their receipt. They must, on pain of inadmissibil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-125

…2° The name of the medicated feed; 3° The type of animal for which the medicated feed is intended; 4° The name, qualitative and quantitative composition and marketing authorisation number of the medi…

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