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Showing 30813090 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-8

The rights granted by the loi du 14 juillet 1866 sur les droits des héritiers et des ayants cause des auteurs aux héritiers et autres ayants cause des auteurs, compositeurs ou artistes sont prorogues…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-8

The application shall be submitted on a form and shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

…cial representative or a profession provided for in titre IV bis of the aforementioned law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 or the acquisition of premises for this practice. An agent may also act as man…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and organisation.

Article R2112-8

The statistical reports concerning, on the one hand, the activities of the departmental service and, on the other hand, the health situation in terms of maternal and child protection, sent to the Pref…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-8

When an athlete sanctioned in application of articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12 requests the return, renewal or issue of a sports licence, the competent federation shall make this return, renewal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article D4351-8

The duration of the preparatory course for the State diploma in medical electroradiology manipulator is three years. The following are set by order of the Minister of Health: 1° The conditions for stu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1233-8

To be authorised to carry out organ removal from a living person, health establishments must : 1° Demonstrate that their organisation and operating conditions allow for the satisfactory performance of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-83

…tive in the département takes into account :1° The support, information and advice provided in application of III of article R. 1333-86 ; 2° The reference level mentioned in II of article R. 1333-82;3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-8

…reside in the town where the Board of Directors meets may receive travel and subsistence allowances calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fix…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-88

…Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who is qualified to carry out all or some of the activities mentioned in article L. 212-1 in accordance with the conditi…

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