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Showing 311320 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-18

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 125-17, the grouping or company may not proceed with the installation of a new successful bidder unless the former holder of the shares o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-18

…d by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency under the conditions set out in Articles L. 5125-3, L. 5125-3-1, L. 5125-3-2, L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-4 and L. 5125-5. In the case of a transfer or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…The terms and conditions of the management lease provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5124-2 ; 3° The duration and content of the appropriate practical experience which pharmacists in ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-5

…he decision of the competent regional or central council, or, in the case of VI of article R. 4221-15-4, of the national council, have not been fulfilled, the suspension of the person concerned is ext…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article R732-18

Article R. 165-2 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article R733-18

Article R. 165-2 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-18

…r authorisation of an agreement is sent, by tele-procedure, by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5, to the competent authority mentioned in article R. 1453-15. The competent authority takes a de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-18

Workers assigned to one of the tasks listed in article R. 4141-15 receive training in what to do in the event of an accident or disaster.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…s relating to invoicing carried out, within the limits of the prescription mentioned in Article L. 137-2 of the Consumer Code;- information relating to the due diligence undertaken in respect of compl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-18

Under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1, the public prosecutor shall pursue the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by the competent authorities of the Member States of the…

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