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Showing 191200 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-48

…n days from the expiry of the period referred to in II of Article R. 561-47. The person being heard may be assisted by counsel.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-48

…d after partial acceptance, the person who reimburses the sum for which the letter was not accepted may require that this reimbursement be mentioned on the letter and that he be given a receipt for it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4234-48

…er imposing a temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a permanent ban on practising may be requested by the pharmacist who is the subject of the sanction: 1° If he or she was convicted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-48

…ated for each of the two sexes, the number is rounded down or up as appropriate. The same candidate may not be presented by several lists. Each list includes the surname and first name of a list deleg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-48

…t Committee shall inform the Conseil des maisons de vente or the Enforcement Committee, as the case may be, without delay and by any means, of the measures taken pursuant to the first and second parag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-48

The persons referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6331-53 may only benefit from their training requests being paid for by the skills operator referred to in 1° of the same article if they a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Judgments in accelerated proceedings on the merits

Article 481-1

…was issued to allow the party summoned to prepare his defence. The procedure is oral; 4° The judge may refer the case back to the panel for a hearing, the date of which he or she fixes, which will ru…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Summary orders.

Article 486-1

…the hearing, that he acquiesces in the application, is exempted from appearing. However, the judge may still order the defendant to appear before him. The decision rendered under these conditions is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Certification scheme

Article R4461-48

…ifying companies, taking account of their technical skills and the sector of activity in which they may operate; 3° The list of activities or categories of activities for which certification is requir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-48

…designated by the decree setting up the committee. Ex-officio members of the specialised committees may be represented.

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