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Showing 51015110 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

…asures taken to correct anomalies observed following the external quality controls mentioned in 1°; 3° The results of internal quality controls carried out during the previous five years; 4° Documents…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…ittees exercise the powers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers entruste…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…ic medical devices defined in Article L. 5221-1 sociale send to the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of this code and to the Economic Committee for Health Products, by 31 March each year at the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 11: Settlement of claims arising from a contract of employment.

Article R631-33

…ocuments shall be sent by the judicial representative to the institutions mentioned in Article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code, brought before the industrial tribunal in accordance with article L. 631-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 11: Settlement of claims arising from a contract of employment.

Article R631-32

Articles R. 625-1 to R. 625-7 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-184

Without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Articles R. 5121-138 to R. 5121-142, the packaging of a blood-derived medicinal product includes three detachable labels, separate from the informatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-18

The decision of the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique is: 1° Notified to the applicant within a period of ten days from the date of the Commission meeting, either by administra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…onships are likely to give rise to a risk of collusion, concealment or manipulation by management. 03. In this context, it is particularly important for the statutory auditor to exercise critical thin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-18

I. - It is prohibited to assign young people to work likely to generate exposure to levels 1, 2 and 3 of asbestos fibre dust as defined in article R. 4412-98. II. - The prohibition mentioned in I may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-18

Compensation awarded under this section may not be combined with that awarded, where applicable, under Articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20 and L. 1142-21, nor with compensation of…

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