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Showing 251260 of 24169 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26-10-1993 n° 1580 P

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261-1

The preparatory list must be drawn up in two originals, one of which is deposited at the town hall, and for Paris at the annexed town hall, and the other sent before 15 July to the secretariat-registr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-26

When the bathing water profile defined in article D. 1332-20 indicates :-a potential risk of proliferation of cyanobacteria, i.e. accumulation of cyanobacteria in the form of blooms, slicks or scum ;o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-26

For the application of Article L. 621-12, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. It r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-26

In the event of the death or resignation of an elected full member or the loss of the capacity in respect of which he was elected, he is replaced by his alternate. If, for reasons of the same nature,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

In the case provided for in article R. 5127-18, the public prosecutor notifies the interested party that the single sample is to be submitted for expert examination and informs him that he has three c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

I.-Options may be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

…nt shall be notified of the reasoned decision and may contest it before the judicial court within a period of six months. The action may be brought personally by the minor from the age of sixteen.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-26

If a temporary employment agency terminates an employee's contract of employment before the end of the term provided for in the contract, it will, except in cases of serious misconduct or force majeur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-26

Any employer who is obliged to dismiss, revoke or suspend the activity of a nurse or employed nurse whose professional practice exposes patients to serious danger shall inform the Director General of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-269

…that the architectural configuration of its site and its organisation are such as to ensure the reception and stay of patients, whether on an outpatient or full-time inpatient basis. This configuratio…

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