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Showing 62116220 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7c: Authorisations for use issued by the Minister for Defence

Article R5121-76-12

On receipt of the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or on expiry of the period provided for in II of Article R. 5121-76-11, the Minister for Defence ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-7

Where the application for registration concerns a product which has been the subject of a Community herbal monograph established by the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products of the European Medicine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-7-1

…o the physical activity envisaged, as well as the identification of obstacles, individual resources and the person's ability to engage in independent exercise, using simple, validated interviews and s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R*721-6-1

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 721-6, the application for approval or amendment of the specification is deemed to have been rejected.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-7-1-A

…e L. 631-7, the chairman shall have the court clerk summon the debtor, the judicial representatives and the auditors to the hearing and shall notify the public prosecutor of the date of the hearing. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-7

When the composition pénale includes the daytime activity measure provided for in 16° of article 41-2, it is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor's delegate, who ensures that it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-24

Creditors and credit intermediaries shall ensure that the staff under their authority possess and keep up to date appropriate knowledge and skills concerning the preparation, offer and granting of cre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-25

…or providing the borrower with explanations of the loans mentioned in articles L. 312-1 to L. 312-3 and to collect the information needed to draw up the sheet provided for in article L. 312-17 are tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Assembly and dismantling of lifts.

Article R4543-25

The provisions of this section apply to the assembly and dismantling of lifts, without prejudice to those of Title III of this book.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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