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Showing 51015110 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74

…on as provided for in II of Article L. 5121-12-1 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by electronic means by the pharmacist managing the internal use phar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

Publication formalities are governed by decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and decree no. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the pub…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional aid for particularly vulnerable farmers

Article 919-77

To be eligible for exceptional assistance, exhibitors must submit the application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

…tor's office before the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal: 1° To automatically forward a sentencing decision to the competent authority of another European Union Member Stat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Special provisions for gifts

Article 776 quater

As from 1 January 2014 (1), the costs of reconstituting title deeds to buildings or property rights incurred in the twenty-four months preceding a gift inter vivos to enable the donor's right of owner…

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

Article R3313-7

…to investment; 6° Presentation of the method of financing transactions on behalf of third parties ; 7° Presentation of commitments given and received; 8° Presentation of the use of revenue subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…N of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Councils with 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-7

The regional health plan also includes quantitative and qualitative objectives aimed at forecasting the development of healthcare provision by healthcare activity and heavy equipment mentioned in arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…° Raw milk, except where it is delivered in bulk directly to the final consumer by the operator who carries out the packaging in full view of the consumer or via an automatic liquid dispenser, in acco…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

…he contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages set under the conditions laid down in ar…

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