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Showing 39513960 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-8

Withdrawal by a candidate, a pair of candidates or one of the members of a pair of candidates of their candidacy for a council may only occur in the interval between the submission of their candidacy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-8

The region may terminate the accreditation agreement: 1° For reasons of public interest, subject to the rights of the accredited body to compensation; 2° Due to partial or total non-performance by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-9

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The high-cost activities or activities requiring special provis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-54

The amount of the direct allocation is set by applying the following flat-rate amounts to admissions made between 14 July 2021 and 28 September 2021:- 0.75 € per entry for the fraction of entries less…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-9

Article L. 621-4, with the exception of the first sentence of the sixth paragraph, as well as the articles L. 621-4-1 to L. 621-11 shall apply to the receivership proceedings. The court may refer the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-9

…export declaration provided for in the Vienna Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 21 February 1971. The procedures for presentation to customs are laid down by order of the Minister responsible f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-9

No later than two months before any change relating to the general organisation of the laboratory other than one of the site opening or transfer operations mentioned in the first paragraph of I and II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
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Article L2151-8

The importation of embryonic stem cells for research purposes is subject to the prior authorisation of the Agence de la biomédecine. This authorisation may only be granted if the applicant for authori…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-8

The early medical and social action centres referred to in article L. 2132-4 are funded by an annual global grant, 80% of which is paid by the health insurance schemes and the remainder by the départe…

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