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Showing 33813390 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

I.- In the event of repackaging, the holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

…ll includes an amount calculated on the basis of the volume actually consumed by the subscriber and may, in addition, include an amount calculated independently of this volume on the basis of the fixe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

…te's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency in France may, on the basis of blood…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-10

Application for renewal of approval may be made by the beneficiary association under the same conditions as those laid down for its issue..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-12

I.- Exceptionally, by way of derogation from article R. 6123-87-1, for Corsica and the overseas departments and regions, and when these territories do not have the corresponding surgical oncology care…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12-1

…is set for a period of three years. It is financed by a compulsory contribution, the rate of which may not be less than 1%, deducted from the functional allowances received by council members under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…in France, its name within the meaning of Article R. 5141-1, and the number of this authorisation; 3° With regard to the veterinary medicinal product which is the subject of the parallel import autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain research on human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Article R2151-12-7

The provisions of articles R. 2151-12-1 and R. 2151-12-2, and those of articles R. 2151-12-4 to R. 2151-12-6, apply to the declaration and implementation of research protocols conducted on human induc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

…ipal council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commune in office at the time of the creation o…

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