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Showing 27612770 of 43273 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-5

Articles L. 5127-2 first paragraph, L. 5411-1, L. 5411-2, L. 5411-3, L. 5412-1, L. 5413-1 and L. 5425-1 are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the following amendments: a) In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L764-5

…wording resulting from L. 424-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no. 2016-827 of 23…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-5

The commission's decisions may be contested under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 18, I of article L. 20, I and II of article R. 17 and articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.The a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-5

…cision to withdraw the sentence reduction by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to article 721 may result in particular from the fact that the convicted offender refuses to submit to the biologic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Committee for Medical Assessment.

Article D1414-51

…mbers, who is approved by the Minister for Health. The chairman's term of office is three years and may be renewed. The Director General of Health, the Director General of Healthcare, the Director of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-58

…provide an answer to the questions asked. Outside these limits, he must not reveal anything that he may have learnt in the course of the assessment. He certifies that he has personally carried out his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-55

…ident or accident which has occurred during the manufacture or distribution of this batch and which may result in a risk to public health, he shall immediately notify the Director General of the Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of material safety monitoring

Article R5212-5

…s) carries out his duties relating to material vigilance under the conditions defined in Article R. 5311-2 and ensures compliance with the monitoring procedures organised by this chapter.It informs th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 55-1

The judicial police officer may take, or have taken under his control, from any person likely to provide information on the facts in question or from any person in respect of whom there are one or mor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-5

…The pre-emption rights instituted by the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or the Town Planning Code may not be exercised over a property included in this plan.When the plan provides for redundancies f…

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