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Showing 95119520 of 27707 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-9-2017 n° 16-23.590

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health products for human use

Article L1453-1

I.-Companies producing or marketing products mentioned in II of Article L. 5311-1 with the exception of those mentioned in 14°, 15° and 17° or providing services associated with these products are req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R1245-34

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for :1° Assigning the code defined in a of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 to the establishments it authorises pursuant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

I.-Chapter I of Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-1661 of 22 December 2006, No. 2014-32 of 14 January…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-31-2

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution issues the invitation to tender provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-33-2 with a view to the ex officio transfer of a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

The following particulars relating to the legal entity are entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° The company name, followed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compliance with payment of professional dues

Article 122-19

In order to be eligible for financial aid, companies producing, distributing and selling cinematographic works abroad and operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must be up to date w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-2

The provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 221-14 are provided for on pain of nullity of the contract concluded by electronic means.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-15

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-14, the equivalence system may be instituted by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L752-20

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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