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Showing 48514860 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition of certain customer-seeking procedures and prohibition of certain agreements or arrangements.

Article R4235-28

Pharmacists must refrain from organising or participating in events relating to pharmacy or medical biology which do not meet scientific, technical or teaching objectives and which would provide them…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20

…rticular, it lays down: 1° The composition and scope of the powers of the joint board of directors; 2° The procedures for appointing the bodies responsible for preparing and implementing the organisat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

I. - Pursuant to Article 79(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-2

…ge a foodstuff unfit for consumption, within the meaning of Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, as amended, laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-24

As part of the activities mentioned in articles R. 6133-22 and R. 6133-23, the General Meeting may authorise the grouping, on a subsidiary basis and in compliance with its corporate purpose, to regist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

If the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, six months before the deadline set in these same articles, a national commission settles, on referral from the prefect, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…equired skills and guarantees with regard to the missions mentioned in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2

…ons and within limits set by decree, to a popular retirement savings plan defined in article L. 144-2. These rights are also transferable to a contract offering the benefits mentioned in article L. 14…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-2

…ed the consultation or, in the event of admission, the liaison letter provided for in Article R. 1112-1-1 ; b) The reasons for hospitalisation ; c) The search for antecedents and risk factors; d) The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-24

…lace of the communes making up the public establishment, the allocations provided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des communes, as it stood prior to the loi n° 93-1436 du 31 décembre 1993 portant…

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