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Showing 54115420 of 43900 articles for Art. 1216 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National biovigilance system

Article R1211-33

…the various parties involved; 2° Ensures compliance with the procedures organised by this section; 3° Evaluates the information reported to it, including the results of investigations carried out by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

…followed, where appropriate, by its acronym; >The form of the company 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital to be subscribed; 4° The intended address of the registered office; >…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

…t in the provisions of the decree of 21 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decree no. 93-1429 of 31 December 1993 relating to legal deposit.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-3

…er, the risks of the first and last day are covered by the insurance. Days are counted from zero to 24 hours, according to the time in the country where the policy was issued.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 18: Maximum limits for pesticide residues in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin

Article R412-34

…ovided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 2 to 5 and 18 to 20 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005, as amended, on maximum r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-5

When the acknowledgement is registered, its effects for the application of articles 311-21 or 311-23 date back to the date of referral to the public prosecutor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3-1

…y of care must be ensured whatever the circumstances, under the conditions laid down in article L. 6315-1 of this Code.The procedures for applying this article are laid down by decree in the Conseil d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article D7121-38

…echnical personnel employed on an intermittent basis in the companies mentioned in articles D. 7121-28 and D. 7121-29. This fund distributes the costs resulting from the granting of paid leave among t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-37

…e application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 24 August 2021 at the latest.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L956-3

For the application of article L. 622-24, the bodies referred to in article L. 351-21 of the Labour Code are the local bodies responsible for providing unemployment insurance benefits and collecting c…

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