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Showing 801810 of 50246 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 18-2-2009 n° 08-10.677

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-181

Deeds and formalities relating to sales carried out as part of collective proceedings give rise to the collection of:1° The fees provided for in Article A. 444-180;2° With regard to notification to cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Competence of customs officers

Article 1825 H

Customs officers are competent to investigate, record and prosecute, as in matters of indirect taxation, offences in the following matters, insofar as they are governed by this Code or the Book of Tax…

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

Article L1111-18

Access to the shared medical record may not be requested except in the cases provided for in articles L. 1111-15 and L. 1111-16, even with the consent of the person concerned.In particular, access to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

When the decision to authorise the insertion of a deferred payment clause in a contract has been taken in application of article L. 2391-5, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter as well a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-18

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of midwives of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to the fol…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-18

The Prefect or, in the case of health and medico-social establishments, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may arrange for additional analyses to be carried out, at the expense of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interest of the dispute

Article A444-188

In the case of seizure of property and sale by auction, unless otherwise provided, the interest in the dispute corresponds to the auction price of the property. In the case of a sale by lots, the inte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-18

I.-The representative of the service provider referred to in Article L. 6351-1 has direct access to the personal data concerning him, with a view to filling in and updating his personal data. II.The f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-18

The following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties:1° Any advertising of a medicinal product which has not obtained the authorisation referred to in articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-18

A consultation to monitor and verify the termination of the pregnancy: 1° Is carried out at least fourteen days and at most twenty-one days following the voluntary termination of pregnancy by medicati…

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