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Showing 54715480 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-3

I. - Part Two of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section

Article R718-3

Any notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° To the last proprietor of the trademark application declared to the Institute or to the last proprietor entered in the National Regist…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

…is no financial overcompensation for the activities mentioned in Article L. 6111-1 and Article L. 6147-10. Where necessary, it recovers any sums unduly delegated.Overcompensation only occurs when the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article R123-3

As part of its remit under Article L. 141-5, the Banque de France draws up an annual report on the application of the provisions of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-4 to R. 122-11, R. 123-1 and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-33

For the purposes of placing active implantable medical devices on the market, with the exception of those undergoing clinical investigations and custom-made devices, the manufacturer shall follow the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-30

Pursuant to 2° of article L. 2135-13, the fund allocates the credits paid by the State as follows: 1° 80% of its appropriations, in equal shares, between each of the trade union organisations represen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of off…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

I. - The financial administrations shall communicate to the administrations of the other Member States, at their request, any information that is likely to be relevant for the recovery of the debts me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-36

The recipients of all or part of the personal data included in the automated processing mentioned in article R. 6323-32, under the conditions set by the data controllers and within the limits strictly…

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