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Showing 93519360 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-1

…the absence of an authorised medicinal product with the same active substance, the same pharmaceutical form and the same strength, when the conditions set out in I and III of Article L. 5121-12-1 are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-1-1

…t submits recommendations to the Minister for Health concerning the consequences, in terms of healthcare organisation, of research whose results are of major interest for public health. The National C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-1-1

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who hold basic and specialist training qualifications issued by one of these States, which do not meet the conditions laid down in article L. 4131…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Strategic Grouping Committee

Article R6132-10-1

I.-The Strategy Committee adopts the shared medical project, on the basis of proposals from the Group Medical Commission, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6132-3.II -The Strateg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-1

…cle L. 653-8.The provisions of articles 514-1 and 514-2 of the Code of Civil Procedure are not applicable.By way of derogation from the provisions of article 514-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-109

…s of the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, including for the application of Articles 12,12-1,225 and 229-1 of this code and for the exercise of remedies. Article 30,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

…ting to the contract of association or, in the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, by local law are subject to the accounting obligations defined in article L. 123-12 of the Commercial Cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11-1

…over all or part of the activity of a chamber of commerce and industry, whatever the legal classification of the transformation of the said activity, it shall offer the public-law employees employed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Conversion of sentences

Article 747-1-1

…mmunity service, the convicted person has expressly stated that he or she waives this right. In the case provided for in 3°, the duration of home detention under electronic surveillance may not exceed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-13

The seventh and eighth paragraphs of Article L. 1615-2, the second paragraph of Article L. 1615-3, Articles L. 1615-7, L. 1615-10, L. 1615-11 and L. 1615-12 as well as the fourth paragraph of I of Art…

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