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Showing 201210 of 27460 articles for Art. Cass. avis 20-10-2000 n° 20-20013

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

I. - A partner who is a full pharmacist practising within a "société d'exercice libéral" may cease this professional activity, provided that he informs the company and the relevant "conseil de l'ordre…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article R331-20

I.-A referral sent to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique by a rights holder under the conditions provided for in I of Article L. 331-27 shall be made by register…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-20

Private property or property forming part of the private domain of a public authority may be encumbered, for the benefit of the commune, group of communes, département or mixed syndicate concerned, by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-20

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 312-14, L. 312-15, L. 312-16, L. 332-8, L. 332…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Publication

Article R2131-20

Publication at national level may not take place before publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. They may nevertheless take place, in any event, when the purchaser has not been notif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Central Section Council A.

Article D4233-20

For the application of article L. 4232-4, the regions with the highest number of pharmacists are designated by the national council, after obtaining the opinion of the board of the central council of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

The detailed rules for the application of sections 1 to 12 of this chapter are determined as necessary, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: General conditions for authorisation of gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations

Article R5121-208

Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter III of Title III of Book V of the Environment Code, the provisions of Articles R. 1243-34 to R. 1243-38 are applicable to the conditions for authorisatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L522-20

Where they carry out other activities in accordance with Article L. 522-3, payment institutions shall prepare separate accounting information relating to the payment services activities referred to in…

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