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Showing 411420 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

…obtained make it possible to affirm that the manufacture complies with good manufacturing practice.9° One or more mock-ups or samples of the outer packaging and the immediate packaging and, if applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of existing regulatory standards

Article R1213-29

…local authorities or public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be submitted to the national council by a mayor, president of a public establishment of inter-mu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-29

…ons are appended. Administrative registration numbers are given by the head of the department. They may be different for each procedure in which judicial police officers or agents are involved. These…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-25

…member concerned. The decision to remove an entity from the list provided for in Article R. 512-21 may be referred within two months by the entity concerned or, where applicable, by the federation to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-255

…e receivership and compulsory liquidation of companies, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for the company's liabilities and are subject to the prohibitions and disqualific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4234-25

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit…

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

Article R123-259

…fts sector, the status of craftsman or craftswoman provided for by Articles 1st and 2 of Decree no. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 on craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector, as well as the stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Compensation for damage caused by compulsory vaccination

Article R3111-29

…field(s) concerned, from the national list of medical accident experts mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists established by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R743-10

…in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

…in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148…

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