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Showing 37913800 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…he summons must indicate 1° The name, profession and address of the plaintiff ; 2° Depending on the case, the place, day and time of the meeting of the conciliation and referral office or of the heari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-39

…e shall rule on applications to maintain or release the measure before the expiry, depending on the case, of the twenty-four hour period referred to in the third paragraph of II of Article L. 3222-5-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

I. - Deactivation of the economic operator identifier code is required in the following cases: 1° Total cessation of the economic operator's activity ; 2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ; 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-3

…o the advice of a pharmacist and, if symptoms persist, an invitation to consult a doctor; e) In the case of a generic medicinal product, a reference to this status and, if the generic group to which t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-5

…to all members of the Board of Directors and to those who attend in an advisory capacity. In urgent cases, the Chairman may shorten the notice period, but this may not be less than one clear day. The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Action.

Article 31

…open to all those who have a legitimate interest in the success or rejection of a claim, subject to cases in which the law attributes the right to act only to persons whom it qualifies to raise or com…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662

If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations arising from marriage

Article 211

…feed and maintain in his or her home, the child to whom he or she owes maintenance, should in this case be exempted from paying maintenance.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special export provisions

Article 22

1. Decrees may temporarily and in cases of emergency permit or suspend the export of products of the soil and of national industry. 2. These acts must be presented, in the form of bills, to the Nation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-7

…be drawn on behalf of a third party. Cheques may not be drawn on the drawer himself, except in the case of a cheque drawn between different establishments of the same drawer and provided that the che…

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