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Showing 11211130 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-20

…missing which must be produced in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and articles R. 3123-16 to R. 3123-19 may ask the applicants concerned to complete their application…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-20

From the day on which a person has furnished proof that he has brought an action, the proprietor of the patent application or patent may not withdraw the application or renounce the patent in its enti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-210

…of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and which includes :1° The name of the medicinal product and its composition ;2° A summary of the in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical committee.

Article D6431-20

The following persons sit on the committee in an advisory capacity: 1° The director of the agency or his representative; he may be assisted by one or more members of staff of his choice; 2° The repres…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-20

…ciliators with one of the parties ; 2° Community or opposition of interest between the conciliators and one of the parties; 3° Interest or involvement of the conciliators in the dispute. The Chairman…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-20

The financial guarantee may only result from a guarantee undertaking given by a mutual guarantee company, a collective guarantee organisation, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-20

…d by name, may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to hold, control and manage the medicines required for voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication. Silence on t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-20

When the nature of the element or product of the human body removed or collected and the uses envisaged for it allow this without impairing the effectiveness of these uses, treatments, in particular p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-21

…t be admitted to participate in the rest of the procedure for awarding the concession contract: 1° Candidates who submit an incomplete application, where applicable after implementation of the provisi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-20

…opting the plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in 3° of Article R. 621-7 and is the subject of the advertisements provided for in Article R. 621-8.If the plan is still in pr…

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