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Showing 52815290 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-4

…ns, the service provider mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2122-14 prints the ballot papers for all the candidatures mentioned in Article R. 2122-38. No later than four days before the opening date of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules specific to reappointment

Article R1411-58-13

…he time of renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in Article L. 1411-5-2, the persons called upon to take part in an appointment, who wish to renew the term of office of one or more of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-5

…at Work: 1° Request an activity report or any additional document or information relating to certification from the certifier body; 2° Ask it to organise an additional audit.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-4

…coordination group, referred to by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or by another State : 1° In the case provided for in Article R. 5121…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-7

Articles R. 5121-51 to R. 5121-51-4 are applicable to homeopathic medicinal products subject to the registration referred to in article L. 5121-13. This sub-section does not apply to homeopathic medic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-6

…uthorisation is issued or varied by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé within thirty days of notification of the agreement by the reference…

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

Article L112-5

…he compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures adopted for their application, of the methods of informing consumers of sales prices that it intends to introduce. The purp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-5

Any operator who so requests is automatically a member of the defence and management body as long as it complies with the approved specifications. An operator may only use a geographical indication if…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

…ion rights or a distribution mandate for the cinematographic works that are the subject of the application and provide proof of a right of access to their material elements, or are owners of the origi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

Subject to the specific provisions laid down in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11, any travel document issued for a period of more than one year shall incorporate the security features and biometric elem…

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