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Showing 76017610 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16-1

…ies or trials carried out inside or outside the European Union, which could lead to a change in the assessment of the risk-benefit balance associated with the use of the medicinal product.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5433-1

Any manufacturer, importer or distributor of reagents is liable to a fine of the fifth class: 1° Placing a reagent on the market, whether free of charge or against payment, without having registered i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…d's name is chosen by the civil registrar. In the event of the birth abroad of a child of whom at least one of the parents is French, the parents who have not exercised their right to choose a name un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

…tise in the field of personal injury compensation, a person with expertise in medical liability law as well as doctors proposed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins, by associations of pati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-3

…ovided that: 1° the amendments made meet one of the grounds for opposition mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent; > and 2° The amendments made do not extend the subject-matter of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Involvement of the guarantee fund

Article R421-50

When, following the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's authorisation, the guarantee fund assumes responsibility for compensation for losses resulting from personal injury and damage to property…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-3

…c) A list of the goods or services to which it applies, together with a list of the corresponding classes in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 711-3-1;d) Where applicable, an indication tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article R236-38

I.-Where the first paragraph of Article L. 236-48 is applied, the draft partial contribution of assets shall contain the information mentioned in Articles R. 236-21, with the exception of the informat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-1

…of the General Inspectorate of Social Affairs;11° The Director General of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie ;12° The delegate for digital health ;13° The Director General of the Caisse centr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-27

…663-29 are set proportionally:1° To the amount of the total price, inclusive of all taxes, of the assets sold, after deduction of the remuneration, inclusive of all taxes, of the participants, other…

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