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Showing 36513660 of 20747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 décembre 2001 n° 98-17320

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

…ropean Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…t 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1523-4 law no. 2005-809 of 20 July…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…company's staff and by the staff of companies affiliated to it within the meaning of article L. 225-180 represent more than 3% of the company's share capital, one or more directors are elected by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30-1

Each year, before 30 April of the following year, innovation mutual funds send the Autorité des marchés financiers a summary statement of the companies financed, the securities held and the amounts in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

For the application of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

…paragraph, L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-7

Except where they are constituted as a disciplinary chamber, the deliberations of the councils of the ordre may be adopted by means of an electronic or audiovisual conference, under the conditions lai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

Article L. 4151-1 is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. Articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-42

Deeds and documents intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, emanating from a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Contaminants

Article R412-24

…for contaminants in foodstuffs, and the provisions of Articles 1 to 6 of amended Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs and its…

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