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Showing 23212330 of 52040 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 May 2018 – no. 16-23627

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-33

The members of the Commission and the Committee shall be given every facility to carry out their duties. Documents required for the performance of their duties shall be sent to them at their request.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-32

The Commission and the Committee shall be informed, within two months, by written communication from the Director of the Agency, of the action taken on their opinions or wishes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-30

The chairmen of the Medical Commission and the Agency Committee may, on their own initiative or that of the full members of these bodies, ask to hear experts on a point on the agenda. Experts do not h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-31

…Board of Directors at its next meeting. However, in the case of matters referred to in article D. 6431-21, the opinions issued by the medical committee are sent in the form of extracts to the agency's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-3

…hen the trial court is seised pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 706-120 and article D. 47-37-2, its president shall order an expert report at least one month before the hearing in order to d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 349

…This consent is given in accordance with the forms provided for in the second paragraph of article 348-3. It may be withdrawn at any time until the adoption is granted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

…Total cessation of the economic operator's activity ; 2° Cessation of activity related to tobacco ; 3° Loss of the status of supplier, approved manufacturer, purchaser-reseller or distributor of tobac…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Sale before judgement and release of perishable goods and means of transport.

Article 389

…al court in whose jurisdiction the property is located or the examining magistrate hearing the case may, at the request of the customs authorities, authorise the seized items to be sold by auction or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-32

…gs are convened in the forms and within the time limits provided for in articles R. 626-1 to R. 626-3.

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