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Showing 40414050 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-14

The change of holder of part of the authorisation to open a pharmaceutical establishment is subject to a modification of the initial authorisation to open under the conditions set out in article R. 51…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Revenue

Article L5217-11

Articles L. 5215-32 à L. 5215-35 are applicable to metropolises.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-15

To satisfy the obligation of presentation referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article 706-53-5, the supporting document referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of health risks associated with communal water misting systems

Article R1335-15

…erosols, within establishments open to the public and places accessible to the public, aimed specifically at dispersing fine droplets of water directly into the volumes of air to which the public is e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-15

…y of the company and enabling the recovery of future public revenues. The admissibility of the application for remission is subject to the finding that the debtor or, if it is a legal entity, its bodi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

…etween the hosting provider and its customer. It contains at least the following clauses: 1° An indication of the scope of the certificate of compliance obtained by the hosting provider, together with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-11

The options provided for in articles L. 2421-6 to L. 2421-8 belong to the heirs of the holder of the right of enjoyment, if the latter dies after the formal notice. In the event of disagreement betwee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-14

…lts of the risk assessment defined in section 4, workers are likely to be exposed to artificial optical radiation exceeding the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6 are ap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-14

In the regions, the collectivity of Corsica, the collectivities governed by articles 73 and 74 of the Constitution and in New Caledonia, a regional sports conference is set up comprising representativ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-15

…erogation from the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent jurisdiction, pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 83 of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court shall stay the proceedings until the date…

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