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Showing 54415450 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals enrolled in a mobility programme

Article L422-4

…ogramme in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 may reside in France, after notification of his mobility to the competent administrative…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegation of parental authority

Article 377-1

…elegatee or the public prosecutor. He shall rule in accordance with the provisions of article 373-2-11.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-1

…wing grounds: 1° The subject matter of the patent is not patentable under the terms of Articles L. 611-10, L. 611-11 and L. 611-13 to L. 611-19; 2° The patent does not set out the invention clearly an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L315-4

…charges; 2° The terms of the proposed transaction. It reproduces the provisions of articles L. 315-11and L. 341-43.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-6

…ed under the conditions and according to the procedures provided for in articles L. 753-7 to L. 753-11 when the right to remain in the country has ended in application of c of 1° of article L. 542-2.

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

Article R751-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to place an asylum seeker under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R513-27

…o Articles R. 513-3 to R. 513-13 and reports on the compliance measures mentioned in Article R. 513-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-2

…paration of veterinary medicinal products not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, excluding extemporaneous preparations, is carried out by a qualified person or a c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D744-6

…707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-10no. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 213-11 to D. 213-14n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016

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