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Showing 371380 of 36126 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 mai 1997 n° 95-15690

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-27

Where the company is owned by a pharmacist or veterinary surgeon, he may be replaced by : 1° A pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegate or assistant of the same company ; 2° A pharmacist or veterinar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-27

The request for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit the invention which is the subject of a patent application, before the end of the five-month period provided for in article L. 612-9, shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-27

Members of the Scientific Advisory Board, committees of experts, the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, the Guidance and Dialogue Committee and other experts called upon by the Agency may rece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Issue of syringes and needles for parenteral injections.

Article D3121-27

Syringes and needles for parenteral injections are supplied by pharmacies, pharmacies for internal use in health establishments and establishments dedicated exclusively to the sale of medical, surgica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article D47-27

If the mental disorder of a person under investigation and remanded in custody requires care and compromises the safety of individuals or seriously undermines public order, the public prosecutor, in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-27

The knowledge-testing examination consists of the following tests: 1° A written test, lasting five hours, the subject of which is the processing of a file relating to one or more of the missions likel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

During the examination of marketing authorisation applications, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may order any inv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-27

The Observatory adopts its rules of procedure by an absolute majority of its members. These rules shall stipulate the frequency of meetings, which may not be less than two per year. The Observatory is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-27

For the application of the provisions of article L. 421-4, contributions to the guarantee fund are assessed and collected as follows:1° (repealed)2° (repealed)3° The contribution from insurance compan…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

No one may acquire French nationality or be reinstated in this nationality if they have been convicted of crimes or offences constituting an attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation or an act…

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