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Showing 53615370 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article R5125-33-5

…rmacy, participating in the same coordinated practice within the systems mentioned in articles L. 1411-11, L. 1434-12, L. 6323-1-10 and L. 6323-3 as the patient's attending doctor, as the correspondin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-6

…years of operation of the laboratory, estimated in accordance with the provisions of Articles D. 6211-13 and D. 6211-14 ; 8° Where applicable, a copy of the cooperation agreement(s) provided for in A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

I. - Taxation of capital gains derived from the sale for valuable consideration or redemption of shares in an open-ended investment company or units in a mutual fund, as well as from the dissolution o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-4

…ver is to be revised. The written agreement is negotiated in good faith, in accordance with article 1104 of the Civil Code.V.-The date of entry into force of each of the obligations provided for in 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-2

…n 1° to 4° of the I of article L. 1461-1, progressively supplemented by the data mentioned in 5° to 11° of the I of this same article. The catalogue databases include data mentioned in 1° to 11° of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…f this part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3 to L. 1111-3-6, article L. 1111-8-2 and section 3 of chapter I, as well as article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…mber States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast) ;11° Of the contribution paid by the State in respect of legal aid;12° Of the implementation of the p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

…" or "talent-researcher passport-mobility programme" as provided for in Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21, where the holder is the beneficiary of a long-stay visa or a long-sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…r finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-3

The resident permit provided for in article L. 424-1, issued to a foreign national who has been recognised as a refugee, is also issued to:1° His or her spouse, partner with whom he or she is in a civ…

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