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Showing 39213930 of 21769 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 19 June 2019 – no. 18-11.727

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-20

I.-Insofar as they are strictly necessary for the purposes mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19, data belonging to the following categories: 1° Data identifying the beneficiary of a pathway; 2° Data rela…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-1-1

Persons engaged in the activity of brokering medicinal products as referred to in article L. 5124-19 are not subject to the provisions of this Title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-21

The appeals referred to in article R. 411-19 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the decisions in question.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-38

The wanted persons file referred to in article 230-19 is governed by decree no. 2010-569 of 28 May 2010.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article L2343-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the commune's accountant is solely responsible for executing receipts and expenditure, for pursui…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-1

…cture of autovaccines for veterinary use referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 is carried out by a qualified person or a company or body employing a qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-4

…facturing authorisation to have a qualified person in accordance with Article 97 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…ion holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-17

…th the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011, as amended, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-22

…uction and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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