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Showing 52015210 of 44118 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-3-2010 n° 09-12.714

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-3

The declaration of the programme of events held in a registered exhibition centre, provided for in Article R. 762-5, drawn up on the basis of information gathered from the organisers of the said event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-3

In the event of non-compliance with the formal notice at the end of the period prescribed in application of II of Article R. 5145-2 and where the observations presented are not satisfactory, the Direc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Registers of gametes, germinal tissue or embryos

Article R2142-34

The embryo register that must be kept by any health establishment, body, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to store embryos must mention :1° The identity of the couple or unmarried wom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-3

Where the project promoter is a local authority, the provider of equity crowdfunding services shall inform it and the investors of the offences set out in Articles 432-10 to 432-12 of the French Penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-35

The creation of the pharmacy's e-commerce website for medicinal products provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-33 is subject to the existence of the licence referred to in article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3231-3

The minimum growth wage applicable to young workers under the age of eighteen is reduced by : 1° 20% Before the age of seventeen; 2° 10% Between the ages of seventeen and eighteen. This reduction is w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-3

When it considers that the physical or mental health or education of children is compromised or threatened: 1° The State representative in the département or the chairman of the département council ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-30

The extension of the duration of placement under mobile electronic surveillance provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 763-10 is decided in accordance with the procedures laid down by l'articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

I. - Supervision of compliance by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating t…

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