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Showing 40714080 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-65

…1° The Etablissement français du sang ; 2° The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre; 3° Pharmaceutical establishments authorised in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5124-3 and manufacturi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-6

…costs of the judicial or administrative proceedings that led to the decision; 4° A sum of money allocated to a public fund or a victim support organisation, ordered in the context of the same decision…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-6

It is forbidden: 1° To issue an "organic farming" label without meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; 2° De délivrer une mention " agriculture bio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-6

…As a result, articles L. 614-1 to L. 614-18, with the exception of article L. 614-13, are not applicable to Mayotte. However, the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article L. 614-11 are appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-1

In urgent cases, requests for mutual assistance from foreign judicial authorities shall be forwarded, according to the distinctions provided for in Article 694-2, to the public prosecutor or investiga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L772-6

For application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 511-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Systems and components intended to be assembled to form a medical device.

Article R5211-67

…it and provided users with information containing the relevant manufacturers' instructions; 3° have carried out all these operations using appropriate methods. This declaration is kept at the disposal…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

…nal member may claim to have devoted to drafting decisions that are clearly linked, in particular because of the identity of a party, the subject matter or the cause of action, and which have not been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-67

…The victim or civil party may request that this information remain confidential and not be communicated to the convicted person or his lawyer.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-6

…damages that have been brought and the sums paid to them in reparation for the loss; 2° Where applicable, the public or private bodies to which they belong or with which they are insured and which ar…

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