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Showing 27812790 of 60229 articles for Art. 35 I-5° bis · CAA Paris 3 October 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition of inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4152-5

The Disciplinary Divisions of First Instance have eight full members and eight alternate members.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article R623-59

…1994 on Community plant variety rights, for which farmers have the right, pursuant to Article L. 623-24-1, to use on their own holdings, without the breeder's authorisation, for propagating purposes,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-1

By way of derogation from Article 26, the declaration which must be received by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court is received by the president of the court of first…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-2

Parrogation à l'article 31, the president of the court of first instance or the judge in charge of the detached section has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Start-up grant for self-employed activity

Article D5213-53

…f Book I of the French Commercial Code; 2° They must meet all the necessary character requirements; 3° If they are not French nationals or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, they must…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 octodecies

…authority of the Minister for Industry or the Minister for Defence and tasked with implementing the Paris Convention of 13 January 1993 on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-5

…This scheme, drawn up in accordance with the departmental regulations mentioned in article R. 2225-3, is intended in particular to:1° Draw up an inventory of the existing external fire defence;2° Ide…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-5

When the performances become impossible, the debtor is discharged only if the impossibility arises, for each of them, from a case of force majeure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-5

The definitions given in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 5211-4 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendment and termination.

Article D3313-5

…concluded, except in the event of termination as provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3345-2. However, where modification or termination in the same form as its conclusion is made imposs…

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