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Showing 41114120 of 22656 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-11-2006 n° 05-20.436

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-17

I. - Proceeds from the sale of Section property may be used only in the interests of the Section. II. - In the event of the sale of all the property of the section, the proceeds of the sale shall be p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-43-2

When the project does not require planning permission, the new application is sent to the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial under the conditions defined in article R. 752-1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 456

The judgment may be drawn up on paper or electronically. It shall be signed by the President and by the Registrar. If the president is unable to attend, this is noted on the minutes, which are signed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-4

When withdrawing euro banknotes received from the public from circulation and depositing them with the Banque de France, credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions, payment instituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-12

The CE marking is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, in a visible, legible and indelible manner on the in vitro diagnostic medical device where this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4-1

Any person who requests the examination of his or her genetic characteristics or those of a third party, or the identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints, outside the conditions la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-5

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 are issued to customs officers authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to article 28-1 by the magistrate delegated to the judicial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-8

The acquisition, possession and supply of medicinal products and medicated feedingstuffs held by the groups referred to in Article L. 5143-6 must be carried out under the control of a veterinarian or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-10

The public installation of the President and the newly elected judges shall take place during the month of January. In the event of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second para…

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