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Showing 71017110 of 27349 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-10-2021 n° 20-18.333

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

I. - Title III and Title III bis of Book I of this Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna subject to the adaptations set out in II:1° Articles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6 shall apply in Wallis and Futuna…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-4

The Biomedicine Agency established in Chapter VIII of Title I of Book IV of this Part shall exercise in Wallis and Futuna the powers conferred upon it by Title II of Book V of this Part and Title II o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-44

…ustrial property attorneys or the list of patent attorneys as provided for in l'article 3 du décret n° 76-671 du 13 juillet 1976 modifié relatif à la qualification professionnelle en matière de brevet…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Sponsorship

Article D6523-9

…e article;3° L'allocation de congé solidarité, instituée sur le fondement de l'article 15 de la loi n° 2000-1207 du 13 décembre 2000 d'orientation pour l'outre-mer.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article R742-53

When the judge applies Article L. 742-20, without prejudice to notification of the judgment to the parties, notice of it is sent for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-33

The first section, which is responsible for students in the third cycle of medical studies, comprises :1° The director general of the regional health agency, president or his representative ;2° One di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-2

…s private-law staff and public-law staff, including those subject to the status provided for by loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-17

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-13, customs officers apply the powers devolved to them by the Customs Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

The personalised information that the creditor or credit intermediary provides to the borrower in the form of the sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, the model for which is appended to this code, c…

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