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Showing 10211030 of 37356 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 12 May 2010

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…hire, with or without a promise to sell, or any other form of distribution.Persons whose liability may be sought on the basis of articles 1792 à 1792-6 and 1646-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment allowances

Article 411-12

…o-production agreement, on the territory of the State or States of the co-producers. This condition may be waived subject to compliance with the provisions of 2° of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-12

…rticle L. 411-1, in order to verify compliance with these obligations, the administrative authority may order it, by decree, to have checks carried out at its own expense by a body offering guarantees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 5122-11, the following may also engage in the activities defined in the first paragraph of that Article: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12

…R. 53-10 transmitted by international judicial police cooperation bodies or foreign police services may also be recorded in the file or reconciled with the data recorded therein. The data thus recorde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-12

…nth to prepare for the certificate of aptitude for the duties of statutory auditor. The traineeship may be carried out concurrently with that provided for in first paragraph of article 4 of order no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-12

…on to read carefully the instructions in the package leaflet or on the outer packaging, as the case may be.In the case of advertising on a radio medium, mention of the non-proprietary name provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Involvement of the French Office for Immigration and Integration acting on a court order

Article R8252-12

…ails to pay by the end of the period set in the decision mentioned in the previous paragraph, which may not be less than fifteen days following its notification, the same conditions apply as in articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compliance with social obligations

Article 122-10

…event of non-compliance with these obligations, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may refuse to grant the aid applied for or withdraw aid unduly granted.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-12

…ate of notification. However, a creditor who can prove that his default is not due to his own fault may ask to be authorised to declare his claim after the time limit has expired. The judge shall rule…

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