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Showing 24612470 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

…comes under the trades and crafts sector pursuant to the first paragraph of I of article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and crafts. The natural…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article R321-6

I. - The creative support referred to in Article L. 324-17 means assistance given: 1° To the creation of a work, its performance, the first fixation of a work or performance on a phonogram or videogra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…provided for in II and III: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Ord…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19

…4° Automated processing used by natural or legal persons approved under the aforementioned Decree No. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 who have carried out analyses under the conditions provided for in Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-98-1

When the patient's state of health allows, the post-intervention monitoring provided for in article D. 6124-97 may be carried out in a room or in the specific adapted area provided for in article D. 6…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-23

…anted to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés by the aforementioned loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978, the processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19

…eferred to in article L. 222-7 ; b) Contracts referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 222-17; c) The agreements referred to in articles L. 222-15-1 and L. 222-16; 2° Failure to comply with a…

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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 L1125-13

…stigation may be carried out provided that the other holder consents. The provisions of article 225-17 of the Criminal Code do not apply to these clinical investigations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-12

…nce study may be carried out provided that the other holder consents. The provisions of article 225-17 of the Criminal Code do not apply to these performance reviews.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

…vice of the summons or seizure deed or from the date of the hearing provided for in article R. 3252-17 of the Labour Code, as the case may be, he has the power to grant a period of grace. The enforcem…

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