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Showing 50515060 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-4

…graph.Failure to comply may give rise to the application of the measures set out in Article L. 6122-13 of this Code. The terms and conditions of the compliance visit are laid down by decree.Authorisat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…rom signing the Republican Integration Contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-26

…ervice into a sentence of days' fine; 12° The lifting of a prohibition pursuant to article 712-22 ; 13° The conversion of a sentence of days' fine into a suspended sentence with the obligation to perf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-21

…in 1° and who hold the certificate of competence to take blood samples mentioned in article R. 4352-13 or a similar certificate issued prior to 9 December 1980;3° The medical laboratory technicians re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-6

…of the laboratory or site;5° Identification of the biologist-in-charge provided for in Article L. 6213-7 and, where applicable, identification of the biologist(s) in charge provided for in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147-1

…ed to in Article L. 228-1 or money market instruments, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…e; " 2° Subject to international conventions, proof of accommodation as provided for in Article L. 313-1, if required, and the other documents provided for by decree in the Conseil d'Etat relating, on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

…e; " 2° Subject to international conventions, proof of accommodation as provided for in article L. 313-1, if required, and the other documents provided for by decree in the Conseil d'Etat relating, on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-1

In accordance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, communes and their groupings may grant aid to companies, under the con…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article L312-4

…e exercise of these rights being subject to the declaration of claim provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code.In this case, however, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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