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Showing 331340 of 62449 articles for Art. Cass. com. 1-3-1966 n° 64-12.466

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article D621-37-1-3

Suspension and, where applicable, immediate dismissal may not exceed the remainder of the term of office.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3-1

The list of proposals for the appointment of a member of the non-medical staff to the Management Board drawn up by the Chairman of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Committee shall cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-19

The departmental criminal court shall apply the provisions of this code relating to the assize courts subject to the following reservations: 1° No account shall be taken of provisions that mention the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

The assisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-1

I. - When not on day services, a doctor from the medical team mentioned in article D. 6124-33 is responsible for medical duty in the paediatric intensive care unit or the paediatric resuscitation unit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-3

Subrogation cannot prejudice the creditor where he has been paid only in part; in that case, he may exercise his rights, in respect of what remains due to him, in preference to the person from whom he…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-19

I.-Any association participating in a merger, demerger or partial transfer of assets shall make the following documents available to its members, at the registered office or on the association's websi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-3

When voting on the budget or an amending decision, the Metropolitan Council may vote on programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure in the investment section and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6222-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Incompatibilities.

Article LO6322-3-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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