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Showing 461470 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-24

As part of the activities mentioned in articles R. 6133-22 and R. 6133-23, the General Meeting may authorise the grouping, on a subsidiary basis and in compliance with its corporate purpose, to regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-24

…plied by a public distribution service, analyses from the programme mentioned in article R. 1321-23 may replace those carried out in application of article R. 1321-15 when the following two conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-24

…of the company, such copies or extracts shall be certified by a single liquidator.The certification may be made by means of an electronic signature that meets at least the requirements for an advanced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-24

…tegories are constituted on the basis of the objective criteria mentioned in 4° of II of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code. The compulsory retirement savings plan may also be set up as an i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or sub-funds of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article D214-240

…t in writing. This acknowledgement of receipt shall specify a new time limit for examination, which may not exceed thirty days.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication.

Article R6323-24

…order of pharmacists. In the absence of a pharmacist, a doctor from the centre, designated by name, may be authorised by the State representative, after obtaining the opinion of the regional public he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-24

…tance in the local environment promoting their home maintenance in application of the articles L. 7231-1 et L. 7232-1 of the same code, the Assembly of Martinique may, by deliberation, grant financial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to interconsular groups.

Article R712-24

…group and the operation of the establishments and services that the interconsular group administers may be entered automatically in its budget by the supervisory authority.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-24

…erstanding sets out the conditions under which these missions are carried out. III. - The authority may also call upon authorities exercising equivalent functions in other States and their staff to ca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Text and data mining for the sole purpose of scientific research

Article R122-24

An institution mentioned in II of Article L. 122-5-3 may, by means of a deposit contract, entrust the storage and preservation of all or part of the digital copies and reproductions made during a text…

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