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Showing 17711780 of 26700 articles for Art. CA Paris 20 September 2013 n° 12/01999 · Cass. com. 15 April 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-15

…statement provided for in 12° of article R. 5141-73 in black lettering on a red background. In the case of a medicinal product classified as a narcotic or subject to narcotic regulations, the dispens…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article A322-157

Helmets must be worn for the jumps defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151. Clothing and ancillary equipment must allow access to the functional controls for opening parachutes and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-15

If the court annuls all or part of a collective agreement or convention, it may decide, if it appears to it that the retroactive effect of this annulment is likely to have manifestly excessive consequ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-15

Hospital pharmacy assistants may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-15

…not liable for natural damage and waste arising from the nature and packaging of the goods or from cases of force majeure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-15

…d 9° of Article 138 are, on their own, insufficient to prevent a repetition of the offence. In this case, the prohibition on approaching the victim and the obligation to wear an anti-seizure bracelet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-15

…f repayments are not made within three months, except in exceptional circumstances approved in each case by the Board of Directors of the central body of Crédit Agricole. For the duration of the delay…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-15

…rt, in the absence of agreement between the parties. Failing this, the transferring shareholder may carry out the transfer initially planned. The transfer of shares is effected by an entry in the regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-15

…obtain authorisation to collect his price despite the opposition, on condition that he pays to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, or to a third party appointed for this purpose, a sufficient sum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-151

…erse reactions suspected to be due to a medicinal product or a product mentioned in article R. 5121-150, including cases of overdose, misuse, abuse and medicinal errors as defined in article R. 5121-1…

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