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Showing 721730 of 49675 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-2-2007 n° 06-12.491

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Packaging characteristics

Article L3512-21

I.-The labelling of unit packets, any outer packaging and the tobacco product itself may not include any element or device that : 1° Contributes to the promotion of a tobacco product or encourages its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical regulation assistant nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-21

I. - Voting shall take place electronically.To this end, an automated personal data processing system shall be set up under the responsibility of the Minister for Health.This automated processing guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-21

Employers or, in the case of civil servants, the hierarchical authority are required to allow their employees or civil servants who are members of the Disciplinary Chamber of New Caledonia or that of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-212

I.-The authorisation to practise bariatric surgery may only be granted, maintained or renewed if the holder of the authorisation complies, on the authorised geographical site, with a minimum annual ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L752-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

I.-The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask undertakings subject to group supervision pursuant to Article L. 356-2 as well as affiliated or participating u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-17

The beneficiaries of selective financial aid are authors or production companies.To be eligible for aid, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.To be eligible for aid, production companies mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-21

The date on which the electoral list is drawn up, the opening and closing dates for the submission of candidacies, the date of the election and the deadline for the receipt of postal votes are set, on…

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