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Showing 97119720 of 24917 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 18-9-2003 n° 01-16.019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-12

Pursuant to Article L. 5122-1, an application for an advertising approval for a medicinal product, as provided for in Article L. 5122-9, is made for any form of information, as defined by Article L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of heads of division

Article R6146-3

In the interests of the service, the duties of the head of the department may be terminated by a joint decision of the director and the chairman of the hospital medical committee, after consulting, in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class.

Article 412

The following offences are punishable by confiscation of the contested goods and a fine of between €300 and €3700 where they are not specifically punishable under article 414-2 : 1° any act of smuggli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

Judicial reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the req…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

I.-The resolution college may require a person referred to in Article L. 311-1 who has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

Persons who have been the subject of a final conviction for one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-40 are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-5

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-8

The Competition Authority may declare, in a reasoned decision, that the referral is inadmissible for lack of interest or standing on the part of the referrer, or if the facts are time-barred within th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-32

The General Manager attends meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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