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Showing 57415750 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-44

Communal and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relativ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-4

…earlier design which has been made available to the public after the date of submission of the application for registration or, if priority is claimed, after the priority date, and which has been prot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-42

…Defence, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the procedures for submitting applications for approval a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-45

The Director of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may ask the applicant for any additional information required to examine the application. The request for additi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-40

The shared medical record referred to in article L. 1111-14 is created by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie when the digital health space referred to in article L. 1111-13-1 is opened. The h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-4

I.-The provisions of Articles L. 420-1 and L. 420-2 practices: 1° Which result from the application of a legislative text or a regulatory text adopted for its application; 2° Whose authors can justify…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-41

…aid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, an undertaking for collective investment in real estate may grant, over its assets, the guarantees necessary for the conclusion of contracts relating to its…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-4

…nsurance scheme for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational illnesses may be insured by the undertakings mentioned in article L. 310-1 of this Code when they act under th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2111-4

The technical specifications define the characteristics required of the works, supplies or services which are the subject of the contract.These characteristics may refer to the specific process or met…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Disputes concerning transfer decisions to the State responsible for examining the application

Article L572-4

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision referred to in article L. 572-1 may, under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in this section, apply to the president of t…

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