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Showing 72717280 of 23246 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 22-11-2012 n° 11-26.109

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

Personnel of the national forensic police service of the national police and those of the national gendarmerie, specially assigned to the service implementing the processing, and duly authorised, may…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-10

I.- For the application of Article L. 54-10-3 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words "or in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area" appearin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-14

The transport of the body of a deceased person to a health establishment in order to take samples for therapeutic purposes shall be declared in advance, by any means in writing, to the mayor of the mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-106

The application file for registration of a medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5121-13 is sent to the Agency. It includes the following information and document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-90-1

I.- Authorisation holders for medicine, surgery, interventional radiology, medical care and rehabilitation or home hospitalisation may be associated with an authorisation holder for cancer treatment u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9

I - The group medical commission draws up the shared medical project.II - It is consulted on the following matters:1° The creation of regional medical teams ;2° The setting up of inter-institutional c…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

The Institute's revenue is made up of all fees collected in respect of industrial property and the national register of companies, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Finance Act 2011…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-50

Supervision takes place from or near a suitable boat. The supervisor must be equipped with: 1° Personal buoyancy equipment with a performance level of at least 50N; 2° Closed shoes; 3° For river activ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…nds covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs ou de fonds profe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-7

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-22 and L. 224-25-23 relating to the obligations of the professional when rescinding the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,…

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