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Showing 95719580 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-2

…to the same group within the meaning of I of article L. 214-165-1. The cumulative amount of liquid assets recorded at the time of each net asset value calculation for the current year may not exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-4

The liquid assets referred to in a of 1° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of the securitisation undertaking are : 1° Deposits made with a credit institution whose registered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-52

…er State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area when it has been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 40 of Directive 2001/83/EC of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-17

…orrectly installed, maintained and used in accordance with its intended purpose. This conformity is assessed and certified either in France, in accordance with the procedures laid down in this chapter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-34

…investigations and custom-made devices, the manufacturer follows the following procedures: 1° For class I medical devices, the EC declaration of conformity ; 2° For class II medical devices a choice o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

…be made available in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation. To this end, any person who places products on the market within the meanin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-4

As part of its task of coordinating the management of accommodation in places of lodging, provided for in article L. 552-1 are required to declare to the Office, within the framework of automated data…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Judgment on jurisdiction

Article 76

…matter of public policy or where the defendant does not appear. It can only be pronounced in these cases. Before the Court of Appeal and before the Court of Cassation, such lack of jurisdiction may be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-7

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected from within the Board, from among the personalities mentioned in 5° of article R. 211-4, for a term of four years, renewable once. In the event of tem…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Confiscation.

Article 430

…s Code, the following shall be confiscated 1° goods that have been or had to be substituted in the cases provided for in articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c and 423-2° ; 2° goods presented for departure in the…

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