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Showing 49814990 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical, pharmaceutical and odontological units.

Article D6431-58

…under the above conditions as head of the pharmacy of the health agency provided for in article L. 5521-5 manages this pharmacy within the meaning of the same article.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-5

…he classification measures provided for by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5

…in particular within the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis mentioned in article R. 2131-12.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-5-1

…hat the child will be handed over with the assistance of a trusted third party pursuant to articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it appoints the person responsible for this task, on the joint…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional nature parks.

Article L343-5

…d paths in regional nature parks are set by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-52

Failure to comply with the regulatory provisions mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6141-50 will result in the removal of the regional hospital centre from the list provided for in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-51

The application for registration, the content of which is laid down by order of the Minister for Health, is sent to the prefect of the region in which the poison control centre is located, then forwar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-50

Entry on the list referred to in article L. 6141-4 is made at the request of the regional hospital centre, after deliberation by its supervisory board. It is subject to compliance with the provisions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-56

…ion on a permanent or occasional basis, are required to take out the guarantees mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 321-6. They are deemed to satisfy these obligations if they can prove that they hav…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-59

…o establishment: 1° In the case of a commercial company, the information provided for in Article R. 123-38 ; 2° If it is a commercial company whose registered office is abroad within the meaning of ar…

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