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Showing 661670 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-120

…by weight, volume or number of dosage units, as well as the name within the meaning of Article R. 5121-1 and the contents of the packaging of the proprietary medicinal product as it will be marketed…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-12

The individual consumer information measures referred to in article L. 623-15 to which the professional must proceed must include, in addition to any particulars prescribed by the judgment: 1° A repro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12

…the organisation or organisations to which the modelling agency pays social security contributions; 5° Proof that a financial guarantee has been obtained in accordance with article L. 7123-19 or proof…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-12

…ubject to special legislation having the same purpose. However, the competent assembly in each case may have decided, by deliberation before 31 December 1958, that these provisions do not apply to the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-4

…he circumstances in which it gives rise to repayment, are laid down in the agreement. The agreement may also provide for a derogation from the time limit for lapsing the decision conditioning payment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-12

…ound by an agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The offenders may, in addition, be deprived for a period not exceeding five years of the right to be elected and t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-12

As an exception to the provisions of Article R. 623-4, a provisional reference may be given instead of a denomination to designate the variety which is the subject of the application at the time of fi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-1

…and excluding the case where this sum comes from the sale of an immovable, the most diligent party may appeal in summary proceedings to the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-12

Associations are approved for a period of five years from the date of the approval decision. Approval decisions are published in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture or in t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-12

The Chairman sets the agenda on a proposal from the Chief Executive Officer. Items which one of the supervisory ministers or at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors request to be i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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