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Showing 37413750 of 32118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 8-6-2007 n° 05-10.727

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-4

Subject to fulfilling their priority mission of providing medical support to the armed forces as mentioned in article L. 6147-7, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6222-67

The agreement concluded between the apprentice and his legal representatives in the case of minors, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the apprentice training centre in France and, where app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-6

I.-The provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° The fact, for the qualified person mentioned in II of Article L. 5142-1, of releasing a batch of veterinary medici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-8

The regional development plan is amended at the request of the representative of the State to ensure its compliance with the rules mentioned in article L. 4433-8 or its compatibility with the objectiv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-5

The prison administration shall without delay inform the public prosecutor of the place of conviction, or that of Nantes if the person was convicted abroad, of the notification of obligations it has m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-67

…rvice was organised, under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article 30 of law n° 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law n° 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the distribution o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8-1

For the application of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 621-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by means of a writ of summons for the purpose of extending the proceedings or reun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-64

The application for registration must be accompanied by a dossier containing : 1° The scientific name, or other name appearing in a pharmacopoeia, of the homeopathic stock or stocks, mentioning the va…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-8

No one may be appointed to issue payment notices for the post-parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a nation…

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