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Showing 38313840 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36

The marketing authorisation is granted by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. The authorisation includes the national number identifying th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-4

Prior to the conclusion of the contract, the organiser or retailer must communicate the following information to the traveller: 1° The main characteristics of the travel services: a) The destination o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Automated national registry of legal proceedings

Article 48-1

The automated national order office for legal proceedings is an automated application, placed under the control of a magistrate, containing nominative information relating to complaints and denunciati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

For the purposes of Section 4 of Chapter II of this Title, it shall constitute substantial assistance for a person to: 1° Fully disclosing, in a signed written statement or in a recorded interview, al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-40

When it is consulted pursuant to IV of article L. 1611-10, the Consultative Commission on the Financial Responsibility of Local Authorities shall give its opinion within three months of the date of re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

For the offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Dissemination of the sentencing decision and one or more press releases informing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Territorial psychiatric communities

Article D6136-4

The constitutive agreement includes at least: 1° The objectives pursued by the territorial psychiatric community in terms of psychiatric and mental health services and pathways in accordance with the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 211-2 and 3° of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-43

Credit institutions authorised in France are members of the guarantee fund provided for in articles L. 312-4 to L. 312-16.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-4

The children's judge shall notify the initiation of the proceedings, if they are not the authors of the referral:1° The legal representatives of the minor;2° The recipient or beneficiary of the family…

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