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Showing 38213830 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-46

The time limit for enforcement of the contrainte pénale may be suspended by the juge de l'application des peines if the sentenced person is incarcerated, except when the last three paragraphs of artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article A322-44

…y to endanger the health or safety of participants, the operator of the establishment will adapt or cancel the activities.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-4

If, contrary to the classification of the invention resulting from the employee's declaration, the employer's right of attribution is subsequently recognised, the employee, where applicable, shall imm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of the asylum application

Article R754-4

The asylum application made in detention is drawn up in French on a form drawn up by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. The form is signed and accompanied by two r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the account and payment of training costs

Article L6323-40

If accepted by the work assistance establishment or service, the disabled worker will continue to receive his guaranteed remuneration for the duration of the training and will continue to be covered b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Administrative fines

Article L8115-4

To determine whether to issue a warning or a fine and, if so, to set the amount of the fine, the administrative authority will take into account the circumstances and seriousness of the breach, the be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-4

…r would not have taken out the contract or would have done so only at a higher premium, the insurer may either cancel the contract or propose a new premium.In the first case, the cancellation cannot t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-43

In the case of active implantable medical devices or medical devices in Class III or Class II b, the manufacturer shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the manufacturing process guarantees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance.

Article R5211-49

…f the procedure for the EC declaration of conformity, product quality assurance, for class II b medical devices, the manufacturer must submit an application to the authorized body for assessment of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Opposition

Article R4126-49

Where the decision of the National Disciplinary Chamber is subject to opposition, the notification sent to the practitioner concerned shall state that the opposition may be lodged within a period of f…

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