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Showing 51315140 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-39

…months of the authorisation being granted or transferred, subject to the provisions of article R. 6312-40; 2° When, through the fault of its beneficiary, the vehicle is taken out of service for more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

…esence or, failing this, on-call availability is ensured by the staff mentioned in article R. 1222-23.By way of derogation from the previous paragraph and outside working hours, the delivery activity,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article A311-3

I.-The preventive recovery plan referred to in article L. 311-5 includes appropriate conditions and procedures to ensure the rapid implementation of the recovery measures identified. It considers seve…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

…xhibitor who achieves more than 25% of admissions or takings in a given catchment area or more than 3% of takings at national level must offer exhibitors in the same catchment area whose market share…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-3

…of Book II in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1is deleted; 2° Article L. 3212-1 1° is worded as follows: "1° A legal instrument such as an in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-3

…f the provisions of Book II in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal instrument such as a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3371-3

…he application of the provisions of Book II in New Caledonia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such as an i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3361-3

…application of the provisions of Book II in French Polynesia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such as an i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-3

I.-On receipt of a complete application, the Autorité des marchés financiers will examine it and forward it within five working days to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for its opi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-3

…ity which is the subject of a marketing authorisation in accordance with the articles L. 601 or L. 617-1 of the Public Health Code, and from the date of its issue, obtain, in the forms and conditions…

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