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Showing 54815490 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-31

…Board of Directors at its next meeting. However, in the case of matters referred to in article D. 6431-21, the opinions issued by the medical committee are sent in the form of extracts to the agency's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-3

…legislation or practices hinder the proper performance of the Financial Action Task Force's duties; 3° Where the AIF is established in a third country, the signature between that country and France, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-3

…statutory colleges:1° The college of staff mentioned in 1° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres, made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

…actise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, the first sentence of 1° of article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L773-38

…same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L774-38

…same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no. 2…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Sale before judgement and release of perishable goods and means of transport.

Article 389

…en estimated. 2. Decisions taken pursuant to this article shall be the subject of a reasoned order. 3. The owner of the goods, if known, shall be notified of the order and may appeal to the Investigat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-3

…ok II of the General Civil Service Code and in the last paragraph of I of Article 9 bis of Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the terms of application of w…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 326

…to concealing the fraudulent goods may only be offered once these hiding places have been cleared. 3. In all cases, release is subject to reimbursement of any costs incurred by the administration to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Terms and conditions of house arrest and detention

Article L752-3

In the event of house arrest pursuant to article L. 752-1, the provisions of articles L. 732-1, L. 732-3, L. 732-7, L. 733-1, L. 733-2 and L. 733-3 are applicable.Failure to comply with the requiremen…

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