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Showing 32613270 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-3

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-3

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions

Article R4211-32

…re, distribute and transfer individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of Article L. 5121-1, including in the context of biomedical research as referred to in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-3

…r is subject to the jurisdiction of the Cour des Comptes, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 131-1.The list of supporting documents that the accounting officer may require before proceeding with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-34

In the event of seizure of sums due by way of remuneration, the sums paid to the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, of one of its local chambers, shall be distributed at least every…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-3

…board, managing directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 to L. 233-31. For companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, procee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

Once the Committee for the Protection of Individuals has issued a favourable opinion and the performance study has been authorised, where applicable, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-36

…cle L. 822-1 must be covered by insurance guaranteeing the liability provided for in Article L. 822-17, within the limits and conditions set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-3

…e of the lawyers instructed to assist the spouses, as well as the bar at which they are registered; 3° A mention of the spouses' agreement to the breakdown of the marriage and its effects in the terms…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

…literary and artistic rights, including, where applicable, the purchase of rights to archive images;3° Salaries and remuneration of personnel collaborating on the preparation of the work corresponding…

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