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Showing 39613970 of 44823 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. QPC 17 October 2019 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 May 2005 · Cass. com. 25 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 July 2014 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-9

For the application of article R. 621-11, the number of employees to be taken into account is assessed on the date of the request or, in the event of an ex officio referral, on the date the debtor is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-96

…e sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of any suspected adverse reaction in humans which may be due to the administration of a medicinal product for human use to an animal under the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-95

…l of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may ask veterinary pharmacovigilance centres to carry out veterinary pharmacovigilance investigation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-94

…ceives the declarations and reports sent to its Director General, in application of article R. 5141-105, by companies exploiting veterinary medicinal products, as well as the information sent to it by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R212-93

…or the Minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of medium mountain leader, may, in order to avoid serious damage to the safe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-97

…to the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee when the decision may have an effect in relation to the Olympic or Paralympic Games, in particular by affecting the po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-9

…and officinal preparations and of a size appropriate to this activity. Where appropriate, this room may be used non-simultaneously for the preparation of doses to be administered, as referred to in ar…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-9

…ainst a member of a clearing house or any other event of default by that member, the clearing house may, ipso jure and without formality: 1° Transfer to another member deposits made with that member r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

…ntioned in 1° to 3° are based on gross remuneration subject to a ceiling.However, the contributions may be based on a flat-rate basis for categories of employees for whom contributions to a basic soci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

…nitial elements enabling this assessment to be made. In the light of these elements, the assessment may be taken further, with the agreement of the competent judicial authority. The victim will be inv…

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