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Showing 37313740 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-1-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person entitled to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures, even if an infringement seizure has not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17-1

When the Regional Commission considers that the worsening of the damage resulting from a nosocomial infection causes the victim to suffer permanent physical or mental harm in excess of the percentage…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19-1

In the event of a claim brought before the competent court, the report drawn up with the device provided for in Article A. 37-19 is, at the request of the authority to which the complaint is made, pri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Maintaining the right to residence

Article R233-10

In the event of the death of the European Union citizen accompanied or joined or if the latter leaves France, the children and the family member who has custody of them retain this right of residence…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-121

Candidates who obtain an average of 10 out of 20 or more in all the tests defined in article A. 212-120 are offered final admission to the examination for the common part of the third-degree state dip…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-120

Candidates for the examination for the common part of the third-degree state diploma in sports education must pass tests relating to the knowledge programme set out in annex II-8 to this code. This ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1-1

In order to benefit from the insurance allowance under II of article L. 5422-1, prior to resigning, the employee requests professional development advice from the institutions, bodies or operators men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: National standards

Article D1181-1

The national harm reduction guidelines for prostitutes, adopted for the application of article L. 1181-1 and reproduced inappendix 11-3 of this code, are hereby approved.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-1-2

…e patient is discharged from the healthcare establishment, a liaison letter, drawn up by the doctor in the establishment who treated the patient, is given to the patient by this doctor, or by another…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-21-1

Where an application for marketing authorisation in France is made for a medicinal product which has already been authorised or is the subject of an application for marketing authorisation currently b…

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