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Showing 52815290 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Taking account of the national health strategy in Corsica, in the local authorities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R1411-9

The consultation provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 1411-3 is adapted to the characteristics and health situation of each community mentioned in article R. 1411-7.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-9

The Enforcement Committee has six members:1° Two members of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat, and one member of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the First P…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-9

…oitation authorisations are granted under a representation agreement in accordance with Article L. 325-3, unless the organisations in question agree between themselves and for the relationships they m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-95

…nnual declaration. This declaration is sent to the municipality that introduced it no later than 10 April of the year following the year during which the chargeable event occurred. It is accompanied b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 905-2

…the inadmissibility of the pleadings and procedural documents pursuant to this article and article 930-1 have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-97

…ty for the applicant to lodge the appeals provided for, depending on the case, by articles R. 123-139 to R. 123-142 and R. 123-143 to R. 123-149 and specify the terms and conditions thereof.Failure by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-20

…awarded.For other establishments, the part of the aid awarded in the form of a grant corresponds to 25/90ths of the total amount of aid awarded and the part of the aid awarded in the form of an advanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-9

The purchaser may award a contract for the purchase of raw materials quoted and bought on the stock exchange without prior advertising or competitive tendering.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-9

…man body are collected during a medical procedure under the conditions provided for in article L. 1245-2, the health care establishment shall bear the costs of the medical biology analyses provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-9

…de la biomédecine.However, medical biology laboratories authorised in accordance with Article L. 2142-1 may store embryos proposed for research pursuant to 2° of II of Article L. 2141-4 without holdi…

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