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Showing 56615670 of 51396 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 novembre 2011 n° 10-15887

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…n engaged in the manufacture of medicinal products, products or articles referred to in article L. 4211-1 , with a view to their wholesale sale, free transfer or testing on humans.Manufacturing includ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-2

In the hotel and catering sectors, night work by young workers may only be authorised between 10 p.m. and 11.30 p.m.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-26

Admission is decided on the basis of the average obtained by the candidate in the written and oral tests, provided that this average is greater than or equal to 10..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

…the first paragraph of article 474, unless a committal order with deferred effect has been issued ; 2° Issue a summons to appear before the prison integration and probation service in the event of a s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16-2

When it exercises at least one of the three competences defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of II of Article L. 5214-16 or the organisation of public passenger transport within the meaning of loi n° 82-1153 du 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-24

…ertakings must classify their own-fund items on the basis of the criteria defined in Article R. 351-23. To this end, they shall refer, where appropriate, to the list of own-fund items referred to in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

The surgical care activity mentioned in 2° of article R. 6122-25 consists of the diagnostic or therapeutic management of patients requiring or likely to require an invasive or minimally invasive inter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

…social and governance factors, assessed according to criteria defined by the Supervisory Committee; 2° On the allocation of the savings to which the payments are assigned unless the holder expressly d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

…here this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rules provide for the setting up of a supervisory committee made up of representat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Surety bonds

Article R23-2

…he recovery of the portion of the bond forfeited to the State in the case provided for in Article 142-2 (paragraph 2), a certificate from the court registry drawn up in duplicate stating the liability…

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