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Showing 48714880 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-7

…ity is published in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the regional prefecture and, where applicable, of the other competent regional prefectures.The ministerial order authorising the creation, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article R5125-72

…the event of a substantial change to the elements of the authorisation mentioned in article R. 5125-71, the pharmacist who holds the dispensary or manages a mutualist or miner's aid pharmacy must info…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 769

…the enforcement of a first conviction, decisions taken pursuant to the second paragraph of article 728-4 or the first paragraph of article 728-7, conditional release and revocation decisions, judicia…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Transport by sea.

Article 73

1. Vessels may only be unloaded in ports where customs offices are established. 2. No goods may be unloaded or transhipped without the written authorisation of the customs officers and in their presen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Defences on the merits.

Article 72

Defences on the merits may be offered in any event.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for acceptance of the succession up to the amount of the net assets.

Article 788

…n the succession is opened or before a notary. It includes the election of a single domicile, which may be the domicile of one of the acceptors up to the net assets, or that of the person responsible…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-7

…de by concordant deliberations taken before the creation of the new commune;2° Failing this, of the mayors, deputy mayors, as well as municipal councillors of the former communes, under the conditions…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

The rules governing direct levies on casino gaming revenue are set out in Articles D. 2333-74 and D. 2333-76 to R. 2333-82-1 of the French General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-71

…from training and the services of a job search support unit. The duration of the redeployment leave may not exceed twelve months, which may be extended to twenty-four months in the case of retraining.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Content of the project management contract

Article L2422-7

…ditions under which the project owner declares the completion of the agent's assignment, where applicable the terms of the agent's remuneration, the penalties applicable to the agent in the event of f…

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