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Showing 51215130 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
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-12

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall dete…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article R5125-33-5

…ts dispense medicinal products in application of II of this article, the provisions of articles R. 5132-9, R. 5132-10, R. 5132-12, R. 5132-13, R. 5132-14 and R. 5134-1 apply. The pharmacist shall indi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-26

…sales area exceeds the threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly shopkeepers and craftsm…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22-1

…ons relatives à un contenu illicite aux personnes mentionnées au 2 du I de l'article 6 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique par les agents habilités, dans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

…eater than €50 million;the transaction does not fall within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings. II.-Where at leas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…well as any compensation for which it is responsible under articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-18, L. 1142-24-7 and L. 1142-24-16. The Office is also responsible for compensating damage directly attributable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-22

…es and operate under the freedom to provide services under the conditions defined in Article L. 511-24, subject to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution having been informed in advance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

…f less than 1,000 euros and which are not money market instruments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, referred to above, with a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Traffic on waterways.

Article L343-7

…articles L. 214-12 et L. 214-13 du code de l'environnement.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-38

…riminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in article 706-53-13, it may be renewed for as long as the person is subject to judicial supervision or security surve…

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