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Showing 581590 of 25404 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-9-2008 n° 07-16.973

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-17

The authorisation holder shall record any acquisition, transfer, import or export of micro-organisms and toxins or products containing them in a special register or by any appropriate computer system.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-17

I.-Health professionals will access the shared medical record of a person who is unable to express their wishes, in the event of a situation involving an immediate risk to their health, unless this pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

Consular higher education establishments are legal entities under private law governed by the legislative provisions applicable to public limited companies, insofar as they do not conflict with the sp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-17

I.-The lessor may refuse to renew the lease without being required to pay any compensation: 1° If he can prove a serious and legitimate reason against the outgoing tenant. However, in the case of eith…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-17

The National Committee may only deliberate if at least half of the members of the section or configuration convened are present; the quorum is assessed at the beginning of the meeting.However, if the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

I.-The transitional deduction referred to in Article L. 351-5 corresponds to a fraction of the difference between the following two amounts:a) the technical provisions after deduction of receivables a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 175-2

Where there are serious indications, based on the hearing or individual interviews referred to in Article 63, that the intended marriage is likely to be annulled under Article 146 or Article 180, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

The State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings may only conclude a contract at provisi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

Candidates aged seventeen or over on the date of entry to the common general training course for teaching, supervision and training in mountain sports may enrol. The enrolment file, the composition of…

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