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Showing 49214930 of 37356 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 12 May 2010

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 5122-7, advertising of a medicinal product to the general public may not include any element which : 1° Makes medical consultation or surgical interve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

I.-When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-54

…sed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238-0 A

…ent with at least twelve States or territories, shall be considered as non-cooperative on 1 January 2010.The list of non-cooperative States and territories is set by an order of the ministers in charg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional provisions

Article L2333-16

…e L. 2333-6 or that provided for by Article L. 2333-21, in their wording prior to 1st January 2009, may calculate their reference rate. This rate is then equal to the ratio between:- on the one hand,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…e amount of which has not been paid in advance pursuant to articles L. 3253-6, L. 3253-8 to L. 3253-12 of the French Labour Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 641-13; > 8° Claims guarant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0-II bis: Reduction in property tax on undeveloped land relating to plots farmed by young farmers

Article 1647-00 bis

…ded for by the decree no. 81-246 of 17 March 1981 as amended and by the articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.When young farmers are partners or become partners in a no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L766-2

…ing sentence is added: "This period is increased to three days outside the limits of Grande Terre. "12° In Article L. 743-7, the words "judicial court" are replaced by the words "court of first instan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-74-1

…nale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the prerogatives set out in Article R. 5121-34. II.- As soon as a first request for authorisation for compassionate access for a medicinal p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-6

By way of derogation from the provisions of I of Article L. 5126-1 : 1° For reasons of public health, in the interest of patients or, where applicable, at the request of the ministers responsible for…

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