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Showing 47414750 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
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 5124-3, manufacturers and importers of medicinal products may only distribute investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, ancillary…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-32

The lender may not, in return for accepting as collateral an insurance contract other than the insurance contract it offers, including in the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-6

…n these occasions will be subject to a bond in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 24-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-29

Before the expiry of the time limit set pursuant to article R. 249-27, the prison administration shall send an information report to the judge on the measures taken or proposed to the detainee. A copy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-14

The provisions of articles R. 6152-3 and R. 6152-24 do not apply to hospital practitioners appointed for a probationary period. Hospital practitioners appointed for a probationary period may be placed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article R60-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…ed on an annual basis, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave taken in respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, lea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-7

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 Decem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L752-7

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 313-23 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 313-24 and L. 313-25 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 Decem…

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