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Showing 69816990 of 24915 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Nov. 2015 – no. 14-14.820

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-19

…ximum period of two months from receipt of the request, the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 gives its opinion on the conditions for granting the exploitation licence, particularly as regard…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for appointing liquidators

Article R613-12

…to lift or confirm these measures in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles R. 613-10 and R. 613-11. In this case, the time limits provided for in these articles are extended to eight…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-13

…hus designated and that of the persons elected in application of the provisions of articles D. 2362-10 to D. 2362-12.They shall make this information known to their employees, by posting or by any oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

…7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13, or refuses to submit to the inspection provided for in article R. 2311-10, the president of the departmental council will give it formal notice to comply with the requirem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-15

…given a ruling within the four-month period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the judicial court is relinquished of the case. In this case, the file of the proceedings is tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-73

…ned, even if this is zero; 8° The expiry date in clear text; 9° Storage precautions, if applicable; 10° Special precautions for disposing of unused medicinal products or waste derived from veterinary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-2

Any Banque de France employee who violates the professional secrecy established in the first paragraph of Article L. 142-9 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

The National Institute of Industrial Property shall issue, at the request of any interested person or at the request of any administrative authority, a documentary notice citing the elements of the st…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Adding value to products and services

Article L462-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:…

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