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Showing 51515160 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

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Article Annexe 9-6

JURISDICTIONS HAVING JURISDICTION, PURSUANT TO III OF ARTICLE L. 442-4, PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PERSONS WHO ARE TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENSEAT OF THE COURTS judiciaryRESSORTParis.Ressort of the High Court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-6

I. Notwithstanding Article R. 6123-93, when a radiotherapy licensee refers a patient to a licensee who performs proton therapy, the licensee may contribute, jointly with the licensee who performs prot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-5

…ty, product or article other than tobacco, a tobacco product or an ingredient defined in article L. 3512-2 is considered to be indirect propaganda or advertising when, by its graphics, presentation, u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-5

…orities of any country in which the medicinal product or product is marketed pursuant to article L. 5121-9-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-3

If an appeal has been lodged on the basis of article L. 3211-12-1, the liberty and custody judge hearing the case may make the same decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in the same arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article R612-59

When the AMF intends to appoint an additional auditor pursuant to Article L. 612-43, it shall send the draft decision to the person subject to AMF supervision and to the auditors in office. The latter…

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

Article L2241-5

…ion establishments for the elderly decide on the allocation of buildings are governed by article L. 315-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-50

The duration of the leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-5

When entering into a relationship, an investment services provider other than an asset management company shall collect relevant information relating to the identity and legal capacity of any new clie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-5

…ion map for the different parts of the territory provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 4433-7 is drawn up at a scale of between 1:50,000 and 1:100,000, with the exception of the sparsely po…

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