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Showing 26412650 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-26

…travail. It is accompanied by the summary of product characteristics referred to in Article R. 5141-15 as approved by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-16

…rocedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 125-17, any member of a collective shop may refer any decision taken pursuant to articles L. 125-12, L. 125-14and the third paragraph of Art…

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

Article R612-3-2

The applicant may request in writing that his provisional application comply with the requirements of Article R. 612-3or its conversion into a utility certificate application referred to in the first…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-13

…or the Protection of Individuals examines an application for a substantial amendment, the Committee may provide the competent authority with ethically-related comments on elements falling under Part I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-71

…orcing a prison sentence in the case provided for by the second and third paragraphs of Article 723-15-2 and by article 723-16, may inform the victim, unless the provisions of articles D. 49-72 or D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31

I. - When drawn up in writing, the declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 shall be made using a form, the details of which shall be determined by order of the Minister for the Economy.This decla…

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

Article R412-16

…ght of the reports made pursuant to article R. 412-14-1 or the report referred to in article R. 412-15, may issue injunctions. If the injunctions, addressed jointly to the approved natural or legal pe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

I. - The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1, 223-9 and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663

…already assessed or in the process of being assessed are payable immediately.However, their payment may be deferred on production of a guarantee deemed sufficient by the accountant responsible for col…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

…211-15 does not apply where, in the context of an international co-production,…

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