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Showing 88018810 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-18

Four years after the establishment of the European Works Council in the cases provided for in Article L. 2343-1, the European Works Council shall examine whether it should be renewed or whether negoti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-1

I.-The placing on the market, putting into service and making available on the market of medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the Europ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other products and objects.

Article L5463-1

In addition to the officers and agents of the judicial police acting in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Automated external defibrillators

Article L5233-1

…national database on the location and accessibility of automated external defibrillators throughout France is created using information supplied by the operators of these devices to a body designated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Miscellaneous products and objects.

Article L5232-1

Any portable device for listening to sound through a listening device and any listening device placed on the market, held for sale, sold or distributed free of charge are designed to be safe for the u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5213-10

…eneral of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé where the advertising of the medical device no longer complies with the conditions laid down by the provisions of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-15

…company has given its consent to a proposed pledge of company shares under the conditions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 223-14, such consent shall constitute approval…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-3

Any arrest warrant or search warrant is entered in the wanted persons file at the request of the investigating judge or public prosecutor. When the person is referred to the trial court by a decision…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article L122-1

Only the bailiffs responsible for enforcement may carry out forced execution and protective seizures. They are obliged to provide their services or assistance except where the measure requested appear…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R8252-10

When the industrial tribunal, seized by a foreign employee not authorised to work or his representative, pursuant to Article L. 8252-2, has handed down a final decision ordering the employer or the pr…

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