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Showing 67916800 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Accelerated procedure

Article R1124-17

…procedure may be set up under conditions defined by order of the Minister for Health when the clinical trial of medicinal products takes place in the context of an emergency situation or a serious he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-19

…to article L. 724-4 shall be notified to the judge sued by any means giving certainty to such notification. They are brought to the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the First…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

No research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may be carried out on a person without their free and informed consent, obtained in writing, after they have been given the information provided for in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The authentic instrument

Article 1370

A deed that is not authentic because of the incompetence or incapacity of the officer, or because of a defect in form, is valid as written under private signature, if it has been signed by the parties…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The authentic instrument

Article 1371

An authentic instrument is authentic until a forgery is recorded in respect of what the public official says he has personally performed or recorded.In the event of a forgery being recorded, the judge…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The authentic instrument

Article 1369

…hat has been received, with the requisite solemnities, by a public official with the competence and capacity to act.It may be drawn up in electronic form if it is established and preserved under condi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378

The registers and documents that professionals are required to keep or draw up have, against their author, the same evidential force as writings under private signature; but the person relying on them…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-17

The company may not require shareholders or unit holders to repay any dividends, except where the following two conditions are met:1° If the distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-17

…icular request, in the notice of invitation to tender, that the tenderer's offer include: 1° An indication of the parts of the public contract that it intends to subcontract, as well as the subject of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-16

…s declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the termination of this employment contract is declared in the same way.

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