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Showing 45514560 of 20661 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 14 June 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

…ommission are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. At least once a year, the Supervisory Board of public health establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-9

…f III. When the application for authorisation submitted by the wholesale distributor referred to in 14° of Article R. 5124-2 is made in the exercise of the tasks provided for in the last paragraph of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22

…2334-22-1 is the average tax effort of municipalities belonging to the same demographic group.From 2012, the allocation under this fraction for an eligible municipality may not be less than 90% or mo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-10

…the measure provided for in this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 335-14 and L. 335-15 of this Code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the applicant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

…ovided for in this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-14 of this Code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the applicant fails, within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-4

…l d'Etat, the court shall request the observations of the institutions mentioned in Article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code on the appointment of the mandataire judiciaire and the administrateur judicia…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-2

…her Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Marrakesh Treaty adopted on 27 June 2013 to facilitate access to published works for the blind, visually impaired and persons with…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quinquies

In order to establish the offences referred to in Articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459, to gather evidence thereof and to seek out the perpetrators, accomplices and those who participated as interested pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…whose activities or those of their directors are referred to in article 1 of law n° 2001-504 of 12 June 2001 tending to reinforce the prevention and repression of sectarian movements undermining huma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

…recognised as an execution venue by Article 1 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/575 of 8 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on market…

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