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Showing 45514560 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5224-1

…a 5th class fine. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-30

…and demonstrate that it meets the requirements of the protocols adopted pursuant to Article R. 5121-11, taking into account in particular the pharmaceutical form and the constituents of the excipient.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-4

…ces paid under illegal conditions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-14

…ities referred to in Article L. 5131-3 may use the information referred to in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 for the purposes of market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and consumer information und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-13

Any creditor registered on a business may, where article L. 143-11 does not apply, request that it be put up for sale by public auction, offering to pay the principal price, excluding equipment and go…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-17

…notification of the region's participation, the procedure provided for in e and f of article L. 421-11 of the Education Code shall be applied, subject to the second paragraph of article L. 114-13 of t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-12

…the persons accommodated during the stays. On the basis of the file provided for in article R. 412-11, it may ask the organisation that applied for approval to provide further details and make observ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-39

…ve of the second college, or where applicable the third college, as provided for in Article L. 2314-11.The members of the health, safety and working conditions committee are appointed by the social an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-4

…en one of the two medical certificates mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 3211-2-2 concludes that the person's condition no longer justifies the care measure, the director of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-5

Buyers of perishable agricultural and food products mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 441-11 may not cancel an order within a period of less than thirty days. However, for a sector of activity, for…

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