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Showing 9911000 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

…ee no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of Article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code, subject to the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-13

…limited to 4.5 times the hourly rate of the interprofessional minimum growth wage. This hourly rate may not be less than 8.21 euros. This minimum is not applicable when their remuneration is less than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-13

An in-house pharmacy may be authorised to serve several establishments, services or organisations mentioned in article R. 5126-1, provided that the dispensing of the medicinal products, products or ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-13

…d to in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication may be destroyed under the supervision of customs officers if the following conditions are met: 1° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

…rchased less the number of shares resold during the year. The SICAF's Extraordinary General Meeting may authorise the repurchase of shares in excess of this 25% limit.A SICAF covered by this sub-parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-13

…thorisation to exploit a natural mineral water spring who requests a revision of this authorisation may, when the withdrawals from one or more additional sources result in an already exploited source…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-13

…maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, the application for marketing authorisation may only be submitted after a valid application for the establishment of maximum residue limits has…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-13

…ion allows for a different, more intelligible and concise presentation. The following in particular may also appear as appendices at the end of the description: 1° Short extracts from computer program…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-13

The Association may carry out statistical surveys to improve its knowledge of the market. To this end, each member shall provide the Association each year with data relating to the organisation of its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-13

An assistant pharmacist working exclusively in a pharmacy operated by a société d'exercice libéral may hold, directly or through a société de participations financières de profession libérale that he…

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