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Showing 29212930 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-18

The provisions of this section apply to health care organisations with an in-house pharmacy and to health cooperation groups managing an in-house pharmacy which provide their own sterilisation of medi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regulations attached to agreements.

Article R6142-18

…regulations. In urgent cases, the latter may request the suspension of the offender. Exceptionally and in serious cases, the director of a training and research unit may temporarily ban a member of t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-19

…is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 with the mention of the civil speciality and the other with the mention of the commercial speciality. In the event of a tie, the chairman has…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-19

The mayor may grant, under his supervision and responsibility, by order, delegation of signature:1° To the director general of services and the deputy director general of town hall services;2° To the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-19

…on the dates provided for in the articles of association, or by decision of the partners' meeting, and at the latest within two years of the company's registration on the national list of industrial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-19

…ety of occupancy ;-they meet the requirements for ceiling height, openings to the outside, lighting and configuration set out in articles R. 1331-20 to R. 1331-23 respectively;-they are fitted out for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

…L. 224-18 to L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-3

…t member chairs the National Health Conference until its President is elected. The members of the standing committee referred to in article D. 1411-41 are elected by and from among the members of each…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties levied

Article D3512-16-3

The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 may commission approved laboratories to carry out the analyses mentioned in the same article.The costs of these analyses shall be borne by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-19

The categories of active services of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police perform their usual duties and whose jurisdiction is exercised within the remit of one…

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