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Showing 43814390 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-6

The amount of State credits transferred to the regions under the second paragraph of article L. 4332-1 is drawn up, following the opinion of the commission provided for in article L. 1614-3, based on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of pharmacists working in pharmaceutical manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies and establishments.

Article R4235-68

The pharmacist in charge referred to in articles L. 5124-2, L. 5124-7 and L. 5142-1 must ensure compliance with professional ethics and all regulations issued in the interests of public health. He mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of pharmacists working in pharmaceutical manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies and establishments.

Article R4235-69

The pharmacist in charge and the pharmacists under his authority must refrain from discrediting a colleague or a competitor. The pharmacist in charge must ensure that scientific, medical and pharmaceu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession by the company.

Article R822-63

…été civile professionnelle), its shares are transferred under the conditions set out in article R. 822-89. In the case of other sociétés de commissaires aux comptes, the shareholder or partner has a p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-6

…e Director General of the Agency, under cover of the pharmacist inspector mentioned in Article L. 5127-1 when the mission is carried out by a public health pharmacist inspector acting in the case prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-60

…service referred to in this section may be provided by the establishment referred to in article R. 6111-55 or may be delegated to a third party under an agreement. The third party delegatee, who is c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-1

The appeal provided for in Article 17 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 is brought against a decision that has acquired the force of res judicata.It is lodged from the day on which the decision is no l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-6

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° In Article L. 1231-1, V does not apply ;2° In the first paragraph of Article L. 1231-3, the words "Minister of Health" are replaced by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-6

The surety may set off what the creditor owes to the principal debtor. A joint and several debtor may rely on set-off of what the creditor owes to one of his co-obligors to have the latter's divided s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6

The Public Prosecutor of the place where the judicial police officer usually carries out his duties will order the withdrawal or, for a period not exceeding two years, the suspension of the authorisat…

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