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Showing 999110000 of 24560 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2011 – no. 10-19.902

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-1

…breach is committed in connection with the retail distribution of health products, of Article L. 5421-8, Article L. 5426-2 and Article L. 5438-1, paragraph 2. II. - It may add to this financial penal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-5

…f healthcare professionals authorised to take samples under the conditions mentioned in article L. 6211-13 and who do not satisfy the conditions of chapter II of title I of this book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-2

…e of the fraud, has made the declaration to the social security bodies provided for in article L. 1221-10, the single declaration of employment and the verification with the territorially competent au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23

…he single personnel register for each employee, as mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-13, are as follows: 1° Nationality; 2° Date of birth; 3° Sex; 4° Job; 5° Qualifications; 6° Dates…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-18

The holder of the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1131-13 is required to declare to the competent regional health agency and to the Agence de la biomédecine, the names of the approved practiti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…02 relating to the characteristics of decent housing taken for the application ofarticle 187 of law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 relating to urban solidarity and renewal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-15

The president of the court or his delegate may allocate remuneration to the plan implementation commissioner when he has assisted the debtor in the preparation of a project involving a substantial cha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2313-1 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Ta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions tha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

…nding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automated contro…

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