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Showing 27612770 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Procedures to be observed by persons sterilising medical devices

Article R5211-52

Any person who sterilizes with a view to placing on the market CE-marked medical devices designed by their manufacturer to be sterilized before use or systems or kits referred to in Section 10 of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 11: Advertising for a veterinary pharmaceutical company or establishment

Article R5142-66

When advertising in favour of a veterinary pharmaceutical company or establishment mentions a veterinary medicinal product, it is governed by the provisions of Section 8 of Chapter I of this Title. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146

…s; 9° A special warning, if required for the medicinal product; 10° The manufacturing batch number; 11° The registration number (national number identifying the presentation of the medicinal product r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146-1

In addition to the information provided for in articles R. 5121-138 and R. 5121-149, the labelling and package leaflet of traditional herbal medicinal products indicate that: 1° The product is a tradi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-1-1

…and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 223-30 are replaced respectively by the words: "l'ordonnance n° 2008-697 du 11 juillet 2008 relative à l'application à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon de la loi n° 2005-88…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-10

I.-The jurisdiction of the court referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall be determined pursuant to 2° of Article L. 721-8 if the debtor carries…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-10

In application of Article L. 692-10, in the context of proceedings similar to receivership or judicial liquidation with continuance of business, the application for authorisation of redundancies is fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…ce with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as shown in the above layout shall be r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31

…1.10° The offences of arms trafficking provided for in articles 222-52 to 222-59 of the Penal Code; 11° The terrorist crimes and offences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31-1

…fore 13 December 2005, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article 41 of law no. 2005-1549 of 12 December 2005 relating to the treatment of recidivism in criminal offences. 2° I…

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