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Showing 40214030 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-8-4

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request referred to in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, the goods suspected of infringing the re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-73

The Board of Directors of the Fresnes National Public Health Establishment, which is intended exclusively for prisoners, comprises : 1° As chairman, a Conseiller d'Etat or a senior judge of the Cour d…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-23

Recognition and monitoring within the territory of the Republic of a conviction or a probation decision handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article R5125-71

The application for authorisation to trade medicinal products electronically and to create a website to trade medicinal products electronically provided for in article L. 5125-36 is sent by the pharma…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-8-1, o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-7

For the application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the territorial council of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 2° The…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-7

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to article L. 3312-2 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Tables summarising the statemen…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-7

The regional health plan also includes quantitative and qualitative objectives aimed at forecasting the development of healthcare provision by healthcare activity and heavy equipment mentioned in arti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-8

The detainee placed in judicial isolation is subject to the detention regime provided for by articles R. 57-7-62 and R. 57-7-63.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-8-1

I.-To issue the approval referred to in III of Article L. 621-8, the AMF shall check that the document is complete and comprehensible, and that the information it contains is consistent. II - In the c…

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