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Showing 36513660 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662

If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Applications to suspend enforcement of the sentence

Article 625

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Other tourist accommodation

Article R1331-65

Tourist accommodation not mentioned in 5° of article R. 1331-14 may be made available to visiting customers who do not elect domicile there and who are staying there on a daily, weekly or monthly rent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

Articles D. 1161-1 to R. 1161-26 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I and subject to the adaptations me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Advertising and promotion

Article R5124-67

Where advertising in favour of a pharmaceutical company or establishment mentions a medicinal product, it is governed by the provisions of sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of this Title; where it men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Advertising and promotion

Article R5124-65

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1453-7, and articles L. 4311-28, L. 4321-20 and L. 4343-1, advertising in favour of pharmaceutical companies and establishments may not include any offer of pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Advertising and promotion

Article R5124-66

Pharmaceutical establishments and companies are authorised to make donations to legal entities for the purpose of encouraging research or the training of health professionals, subject to prior declara…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 620

The Cour de cassation may dismiss the appeal by substituting a ground of pure law for an erroneous ground; it may also do so by disregarding an erroneous but superabundant ground of law. It may, unles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 628

A plaintiff in cassation who is unsuccessful in his appeal or whose appeal is not admitted may, in the event of an appeal deemed to be abusive, be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than 10,000 e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Right of way

Article 684

…However, in the event that a sufficient passage cannot be established on the divided land, article 682 would apply.

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