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Showing 4150 of 43003 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-3-2017 n° 16-13.063

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-3

I.-Reports of significant or serious information system security incidents, without prejudice to other mandatory reports, are made without delay by the director of the health establishment, the organi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Guarantee.

Article 1625

The warranty that the seller owes to the purchaser has two objects: the first is the peaceful possession of the thing sold; the second, the latent defects of that thing or redhibitory defects.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-3

A French patent may cover an invention for which a European patent with unitary effect has been granted to the same inventor or his successor in title with the same filing or priority date.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-3

Where the sentenced person is an adult who, in accordance with article 706-112, of a legal protection measure, their curator, guardian or the person designated in application of articles 706-114 or 70…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-3

Transactions covered by the State guarantee are recorded in separate accounts opened in the books of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance, with one account for transactions carried out under Articles L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-3

The expert's report is filed at the registered office at least fifteen days before the date of the General Meeting called to vote on the buyback. It shall be made available to shareholders and statuto…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-3

Each of the persons who effectively directs the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-16

Before a clinical investigation is carried out, information is given to the person taking part by the investigator or by a doctor representing him. Where the investigator is a qualified person, this i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-16

No performance study may be carried out on a person without his or her free and informed consent, obtained in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 201…

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