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Showing 14111420 of 28708 articles for Art. 25 May 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Home delivery.

Article R5125-47

For the purposes of the third paragraph of Article L. 5125-25, a sealed package is any opaque package bearing the name of a single patient and sealed in such a way that the recipient can ensure that i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-111-1

…ial companies constituting the micro-enterprises mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 232-25 choose not to disclose their annual accounts to third parties pursuant to this text, the accounti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-95

…ion relates to (in number of main dwelling units) Not more than 10 units More than 10 and less than 25 or more units 25 or more units and less 100 or more units 100 or more units, and less 250 or more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

…the company marketing the medicinal product; 6° The follow-up report referred to in article R. 1161-25, in the event of an application for renewal of authorisation; 7° Authorisation from the Commissio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-20

…rticle R. 5211-19 for the communes, depending on whether the communes concerned represent less than 25%, between 25% and 40% or more than 40% of the population of all the communes in the department; c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-26

…ed for in article L. 141-23. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 141-23 to L. 141-25.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation and performance of the contract

Article L341-13

…debit forms signed on bank accounts containing clauses contrary to the provisions of article L. 312-25 and, for an affected credit agreement, those of article L. 312-50 is punishable by a fine of 300,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-32

…n of the identity of persons entered in the file provided for in the first paragraph of Article 706-25-5 is carried out, where possible, in the light of information communicated to the criminal record…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Surveillance conditions

Article R3214-5

Articles R. 322-15 to R. 322-25 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions relating to the supervision and protection of detainees hospitalised in the specially adapted unit, compliance with cour…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-4-1

…e nature of the benefit provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles L. 217-1 and L. 224-25-2.

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