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Showing 67216730 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-5

The territorial public health establishment receives a subsidy from the State for the tasks provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 6147-3, which it carries out on behalf of the State. The tasks menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-54

The added value conferred on the business by the conversion provided for in article L. 145-48, where the building in which the business is run is to be demolished or restored, or where the business is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-5

Where a public mediator is competent to mediate a consumer dispute, that dispute may not give rise to other conventional mediation procedures, within the meaning of this Title, subject to the existenc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5

For the contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1, it is stated that the insurance company is only committed to the number of units of account, but not to their value; it is also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-5

For the application of article L. 3152-4 in Mayotte : a) The benefits mentioned in 1° are those of the schemes mentioned in articles 23-7 and 23-8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-5

The conditions under which emergency contraception not subject to compulsory prescription may be administered to day and boarding pupils in secondary education establishments, in application of the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Accreditation Commission.

Article R1114-5

The National Accreditation Commission, set up by Article L. 1114-1, is composed as follows: 1° Four ex officio members: a) The Director General of Health or his representative ; b) The Director Genera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-5

Applications for authorisation to advertise the in vitro diagnostic medical devices referred to in Article L. 5223-3 must be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 322-1 to L. 322-7 shall be punishable by confiscation of the goods offered for sale and, in addition, a fine of 3,750 euros, which shall be imposed jointly…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Circulation, possession and trade in tobacco products

Article 575 K

It is forbidden for anyone to professionally manufacture cigarettes with tobacco for others or to accidentally manufacture cigarettes with tobacco for profit except under the conditions set out in the…

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