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Showing 17711780 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Organs, tissues and cells removed for autologous therapeutic purposes

Article R1211-22-2

…lyses performed, mentioning the individual results of these analyses in accordance with article R. 1211-22-1. This report also mentions the laboratory that performed the analyses. It is produced in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

…L. 5138-1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of acknowledging receipt. It includes the follo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

I. - The technical and financial information provided for in 5° of I of Article L. 441-3-1 includes the following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 D…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

Any person of legal age may use one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. With regard to minor children, this option is exercised by both parents exercising par…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-2

…ments appended to the contract are such as to modify the contractual commitments of the parties. It may be amended at the reasoned request of the federation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article D1313-27-2

…persons recognised for their knowledge and skills in the field of products mentioned in article L. 253-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, fertilisers, crop supports and their adjuvants…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2-2

For public health reasons, the Minister for Health, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Agence nationale de santé publique may access anonymous data relatin…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-2

…practitioner whose family situation allows him/her to benefit from the provisions of article R. 6152-45 may request a change in the number of hours worked instead of granting parental leave, under th…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

With regard to the delivery of a building plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-19

…consults the social and economic committee on any takeover offer that it wishes to take up and indicates the reasons for accepting the offer, particularly with regard to the offeror's ability to guar…

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