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Showing 41014110 of 37271 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 4 July 2012 – no. 11-13384

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-4

The Governor of the Banque de France sends his proposals under 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 to the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, who places them on the agenda for the n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-4

The press release provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 430-3 contains the following in particular:1° The names of the undertakings concerned and the groups to which they belong;2° The nat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Exceptional situations involving work performed in a hyperbaric environment

Article R4461-49

…s certificate, subject to implementing the necessary safety measures as defined in 3° of Article R. 4461-7. He shall record this intervention in the individual hyperbaric logbook of the worker concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-45

…ieties and pharmacies for internal use, the companies or organisations authorised under 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6° (with the exception of intermediate products), 8°, 12° and 14° of article R. 5124-2 suppl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-42

…o the identity and contact details of the trusted support person referred to in article L. 1111-6 ; 4° Data relating to the identity and contact details of the holder's relatives to be notified in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Operation of veterinary pharmaceutical companies and establishments.

Article R5142-43

The establishments mentioned in article R. 5142-1 may not subcontract any of the activities defined in the same article, subject to the exceptions mentioned below: 1° Manufacturers of veterinary medic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-4

In addition to the information mentioned in article L. 112-4 , the life insurance contract must indicate1° The surname, first names and date of birth of the insured(s) ;2° The event or date on which t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-6

…protected. In this case, the empowerment is exercised in compliance with the provisions of articles 457-1 to 459-2 of the Civil Code.The empowered person may only carry out, in representation, a dispo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5223-4

…hdrawn. The amount of the fine may not exceed the amount set in the second paragraph of article L. 5421-9. If the formal notice has not been acted upon by the end of the period set, the Director Gener…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: The enforcement judge

Article L121-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3252-11 of the Labour Code, the parties may be assisted or represented before the enforcement judge in accordance with the rules applicable before the…

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