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Showing 59015910 of 23566 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 March 2003

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

…punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…into French citizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L914-2

Article L. 441-11 II is amended as follows: 1° 1° is worded as follows: "1° For purchases of perishable agricultural and food products and frozen or deep-frozen meat, deep-frozen fish, ready-made meal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-31

…d income and expenditure if it is not drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 6145-11 or for one or more of the following reasons:1° The revenue forecast exceeds the resources set in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of II, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-1

…ed by Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004.The holder shall inform the Director General of the Agency and the European Medicines Age…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-152

…on; 10° "Risk management plan": a detailed description of the risk management system defined in 9°; 11° "Pharmacovigilance system": a system set up and used by any company or organisation exploiting a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

…uct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, products approved in accordance with the specific minimum health safety requirements meet the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…immediately or in the future, under an agreement or financial instrument mentioned in Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The same applies to the voting rights that this person may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…e L. 831-1 of the same code; 5° A social rental loan is defined as a regulated loan granted after 8 March 2001 to finance social rental housing, the construction, acquisition or improvement of which i…

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