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Showing 431440 of 38458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-4-2010 n° 08-70.338

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proof of pre-employment declaration

Article R1221-8

The employer keeps the notice of receipt until the declaration provided for in article R. 243-14 of the Social Security Code for non-agricultural employees and article R. 741-2 of the Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

Article R4311-89

In addition to its Chairman, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance shall comprise :1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll is less than or equal to 10,000, six ful…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-84

The production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition or use of substances or preparations, plants or parts of plants listed in the schedules of the Single C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-85

The production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition or use of khat and preparations containing or made from khat are prohibited. Exemptions to the above pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-82

Persons who manufacture, process or divide narcotics are required to record, at the time of the operation and thereafter, in the register provided for in article R. 5132-81 or to record using the comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-87

The provisions of this sub-section may be applied, in whole or in part, to substances or preparations, to plants, or to parts of plants containing them which, although not classified as narcotics, are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-83

Persons holding the authorisation provided for in article R. 5132-74 are required to draw up an annual statement indicating for each narcotic drug: 1° The quantities received ; 2° The quantities used…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-81

The persons mentioned from 1° to 5° of the I of article R. 5132-76 may only acquire narcotic substances and preparations classified as narcotics in an establishment holding the authorisation provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-86

I.-The production, including cultivation, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of the following are prohibited: 1° Cannabis, its plant and resin, pr…

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