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Showing 87518760 of 26704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 8 Oct. 2013 – no. 12-24.064

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-4

…cle L. 1223-3 is the subject of a reassessment mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1221-8-2, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Unused medicinal products for human use.

Article R4211-23

…in I of article L. 541-10 of the Environment Code applicable to medicinal products, as mentioned in 8° of L. 541-10-1 of the same code, other than those mentioned in the previous II, as well as the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of cities.

Article L5814-1

…s in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, II of Article L. 5216-5 is supplemented by an 8° worded as follows:"8° Construction and maintenance of buildings allocated to religious denominati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9

The authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8 is refused if it appears that the assessment of the positive therapeutic effects of the medicinal product or product with regard to the risks to pat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…council is replaced by the reference to the Paris council. III. - For the application of articles 1382 and 1394, the City of Paris is assimilated to a department. However, City of Paris properties whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

…ts exempted under the provisions of articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 undecies and 208 C of the French General Tax Code. This profit is reduced by the corresponding tax which, for compa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…ench Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3 to L. 1111-3-6, article L. 1111-8-2 and section 3 of chapter I, as well as article L. 1111-5-1 in New Caledonia.Article L. 1111-2 is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…ational Nordic and Mid-Mountain Ski Centre; 7° The Commandant of the Military High Mountain School; 8° A representative of the Ministry of National Education appointed by the Minister of National Educ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-13

When it intervenes by virtue of Articles L. 421-11 and L. 421-12, the guarantee fund is subrogated to the rights of the compensation creditor against the person responsible for the accident.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Substitution

Article R623-31

The court shall rule, at the request of the association that referred the matter to it, on the transfer of all or part of the advance that may have been awarded pursuant to the provisions of article L…

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