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Showing 20412050 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50

Any veterinary pharmaceutical establishment of a company mentioned in Article R. 5142-1 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution shall keep, for each incoming and outgoing transac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: University Hospital High Committee

Article D6142-52

In addition to its chairman, the committee comprises sixteen members: 1° Three directors of medical training and research units appointed by the Conference of Directors of Medical Training and Researc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

I. - The territorial public establishment, in place and stead of its member municipalities, shall automatically exercise competences in the areas of:1° Urban policy:a) Drawing up a diagnosis of the te…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-5

The provisions of articles L. 820-5, L. 820-6 and L. 820-7 of the French Commercial Code apply to the statutory auditors of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-5

Within ninety days of the inspection of a pharmaceutical establishment referred to in article R. 5124-2, a certificate of compliance with good practice is issued to the pharmacist in charge if, at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-5

I. - In the local authorities covered by the article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, following a public opinio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-5

I.-The decision to suspend or dissolve the bureau alone or the general meeting and the bureau of a public establishment of the network provided for by article L. 712-9 is taken by order of the supervi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-5

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after receiving a referral from the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, prop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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