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Showing 141150 of 35573 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 30-4-2003 n° 525

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-30

The establishments or organisations benefiting from the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1243-6 may transfer tissues, their derivatives, cells or cell therapy preparations to a pharmaceutical p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ethics and prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R1313-30

The Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee elects its Chairman and determines its operating procedures. It shall inform the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive. The Committee shall have acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…icle 1 of decree no. 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 et relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-30

A copy of the licence application is notified by the Minister responsible for industrial property to the owner of the patent and, where applicable, to the licensees of the said patent. The latter shal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

Article R532-30

The provisions of articles R. 113-2 to R. 113-4 of the Code of Administrative Justice are applicable to referrals made pursuant to article L. 532-5.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to events subject to declaration or authorisation.

Article R331-30

Any concentration or event may only begin after the organiser has provided the competent administrative authority or its representative with an insurance policy taken out with one or more companies ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

On pain of nullity of the transfer provided for in Article L. 526-27: 1° The transfer must relate to the entire business assets of the sole trader, which may not be split; 2° In the event of a contrib…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L2123-30

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected municipal officials continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they have been constitu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable in the event of termination of the contract

Article R2191-30

In the event of total or partial termination of the contract, the parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding any compe…

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