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Showing 561570 of 50246 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 18-2-2009 n° 08-10.677

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist in charge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-18

Accreditation is renewable for four-year periods.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-18

An action to claim ownership of a patent application or patent shall be entered in the National Patent Register at the request of the person who brought the action. If the court decision is in favour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6221-18

The deliberations of the territorial council, as well as those of the executive council when they are taken by delegation of the assembly, are published in the same forms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6321-18

The deliberations of the territorial council, as well as those of the executive council when they are taken by delegation of the assembly, are published in the same forms.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article D214-188

In order to prevent an imbalance between redemption requests and the assets of a general-purpose professional fund or one of its sub-funds from preventing it from honouring redemption requests under c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-187

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-18

The pharmacist must not be subject to any financial, commercial, technical or moral constraint, of any nature whatsoever, which could affect his independence in the practice of his profession, in part…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-18

Holiday grants awarded by social organisations, in particular family allowance funds, agricultural social welfare funds, communal social action centres, pension funds, works councils, mutual insurance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-18

Applicant establishments or organisations must have : 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and maintained in accordance with the rules of good practice referred to in Article L. 5121-5 and, where applicab…

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