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Showing 861870 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Dispensing of medicinal products

Article R3112-15

…han health establishments, by way of derogation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise a doctor from the organisation, designated by name, to ensure the supply, holding, con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-1

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may have the operations provided for in Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 55-1 shall app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-15

…safety and working conditions committee to carry out their duties.The Social and Economic Committee may invite the head of an external company to attend on an occasional consultative basis.

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

Article D5122-15

…onal growth wage set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12. This reference coefficient may not be greater than 1; -the hourly amount used to calculate the indemnity and the allowance prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 119

The public prosecutor may attend the questioning, hearings and confrontations of the accused person, the civil party and the assisted witness. Whenever he has informed the examining magistrate of his…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-15

Until the plant variety certificate is issued, the applicant may request the rectification of material errors found in the documents filed. The request must be made in writing and include the text of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-15

…ed person is in a known place on the territory of another Member State, the European arrest warrant may be sent directly to the executing judicial authority, by any means that leaves a written record,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-15

…archés financiers are prepared in accordance with the rules of the general chart of accounts. These may be adapted as proposed by the Chairman after consultation with the Board and approved by the Bud…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1183

The judge may, either of his own motion or at the request of the parties or the public prosecutor, order any measure of information concerning the personality and living conditions of the minor and hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Contract performance conditions.

Article L1242-15

…the meaning of Article L. 3221-3, received by an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract may not be less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial pe…

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