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Showing 641650 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
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-25

…dicines are administered by a doctor at the centre under the conditions set out in articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-25

The Chief Executive is appointed by the President, after consultation with the Board of Directors. The powers of the Chief Executive are set out in the Articles of Association and the Union's internal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-254

The spouse of the sole managing partner or majority managing partner of a société à responsabilité limitée or a société d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée, or the person linked to him by a ci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-256

As an exception to Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-254, when a commercial company whose registered office is located abroad is subject to the legislation of another Member State of the European Union or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-255

…e set out in Annex 1-3 to this book, in addition to the information provided for in Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-254, the legislation applicable to it, and the place and number of its registration in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-257

…any at the time of its registration: 1° For companies, the information mentioned in Article R. 123-244; > For commercial companies whose registered office is in France, the information mentioned in Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…on the list referred to in I of this Article is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-18

At the time of giving informed consent, the investigator may ask the person undergoing clinical investigation to agree to his/her data being used in subsequent research for scientific purposes only. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

In accordance with the procedures specified by the decree provided for in article 706-25-14, the file manager directly notifies the Ministry of the Interior, which immediately forwards the information…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts and treatment of overindebtedness

Article L721-25

…ds, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer may exercise, in the name and on behalf of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the latter's powers of control and investigation. An agreement signed between th…

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