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Showing 28012810 of 39157 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 May 2013 – no. 12-17637

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

A child who has been the subject of a simple adoption by a person of French nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-12

Clinical investigations may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the clinical investigation and compatible with the safety requirements of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-12

…he methods for its depreciation and net revenue, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may carry out or have carried out by an independent expert an audit of the operating account drawn u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Combating illegal employment

Article 122-16

…ancial assistance has failed to comply with its social obligations to combat illegal employment, it may implement the administrative sanction procedure provided for in articles L. 8272-1 and D. 8272-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-12

…with the exploitation of the invention, the civil servant or public agent who is the author thereof may dispose of the economic rights attached thereto, under the conditions laid down in an agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Accelerated substantive procedure

Article R1455-12

…ld on the day and at the time set for this purpose, under the conditions provided for in Article R. 1455-9. It is lodged, investigated and judged under the following conditions: 1° Article 481-1, para…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-12

…le to practise both professions in accordance with the laws and regulations in force. The applicant may not practise the dual profession until he or she has received a certificate from the Director Ge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for authorisation to carry out certain sampling procedures

Article R6213-12

I.-Medical biologists who do not meet any of the conditions mentioned in article R. 6213-11 may only carry out the following procedures with a view to medical biology examinations, if they also prove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-12

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of dental assistant nationals of a Me…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-12

…l of the European Union is also necessary to ensure that reasonably vigilant economic operators who may be interested in the contract are kept informed.

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