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Showing 78217830 of 25872 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-10-2012 n° 11-17.891

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consultation of registered information

Article R521-32

For the consultation, the applicant shall indicate the following: 1° Concerning the owner of the property referred to in 5° of article R. 521-6 or, in the absence of property, the debtor: a) If it con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 practising within the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 will enquire about the personal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-29

When gametes or germinal tissue are transported, they are accompanied by a document that cannot be separated from the primary packaging. It contains the following information 1° A copy of the import o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

The sponsor provides clinical trial investigators with : 1° The title and objective of the trial requested; 2° The pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the investigational medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-6

Articles 11 and 11 bis A of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants are applicable to reservists during the periods of employment or training for which they ha…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-19

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of article 175, ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-1

Without prejudice to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-29

The budget of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service comprises an investment section and an operating section. The investment section may include programme authorisations and payment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

I.-Components of original own funds are classified in Tier 1 when they de facto have the characteristics mentioned in a and b of I of Article R. 351-22, taking into account the factors mentioned in II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-42

The appeal provided for in article L. 6122-10-1 against the order of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency establishing the regional health plan or against the orders establishing the int…

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