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Showing 98719880 of 24531 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-12-2012 n° 11-20.727

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-7

Société de Crédit Foncier ensures that its cash requirements are covered at all times over a period of 180 days, taking into account forecast flows of principal and interest on its assets as well as n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-43

I. - Prior written authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is required for any change to the approval relating to :1° A new t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-2

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and when the measures provided for in 1° to 4° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

I.-The provisions of this chapter determine the specific requirements applicable to all employers mentioned in article L. 4111-1 who carry out the following pyrotechnic activities:The manufacture, stu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-15

The outer packaging of medicinal products covered by this section shall include : 1° If the medicinal product is intended for humans, a white space, surrounded by a coloured line, in which the dispens…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-4

I.-Any person being cared for by a healthcare professional, an establishment or service, a professional or organisation involved in prevention or care whose conditions of practice or activities are go…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3

I.-The review provided for in Article 11 of the aforementioned Order may be brought before the court no later than the thirty-first day following the publication in the Official Journal of the Europea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee information.

Article L3341-7

Any beneficiary leaving the company receives a summary statement of all sums and securities saved or transferred within the company under the schemes provided for in Titles II and III and under the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

Placed under the authority of the Regional Prefect, the Regional Orientation Committee for Working Conditions: 1° Participates in the preparation and updating of regional diagnoses relating to working…

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