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Showing 13511360 of 52536 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 2-7-2002 n° 99-14.819

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-73

In compliance with the provisions of articles R. 5126-12 and R. 5126-13, the internal-use pharmacy may be authorised to have premises located in any place dependent on the department or organisation t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-71

The internal-use pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 5° of article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the tasks defined in I of article L. 5126-1 and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-72

The first two paragraphs of II of article R. 5126-9 apply to the fire and rescue services, the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-7

Articles 63-5 and 63-6 and the first paragraph of article 63-7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are applicable in the event of customs detention. The security measures referred to in article 63-6 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-7

The resolution college may take any measure necessary to implement a measure taken pursuant to sub-section 9 of this section, I of Article L. 613-55, 1° of I of Article L. 613-55-4, I of Article L. 61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D6152-71-1

I.-A special practice allowance is awarded to full-time hospital practitioners, including during their probationary period, assigned to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, who…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article D3131-7

In the event of increased activity, in the absence of a collective labour agreement, a reduction in the daily rest period may be implemented under the conditions defined in articles D. 3121-5 to D. 31…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

A sale of the property concluded before publication of the decision to seize the property under criminal law and published after this publication at the mortgage registry or in the land register for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-7

I. - The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the conditions of application of the foll…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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