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Showing 10511060 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-19

…ged according to the fixed day procedure without the appellant having to invoke a peril in his application. Where the appeal is lodged against a judgment ordering the sale by auction, the court shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

…ailing that, a collective agreement at branch level, or an agreement concluded at territorial level may provide for the possibility of employing employees between 9 p.m. and midnight.This agreement pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

…programme and terms of the aptitude examination are set by order of the Minister of Justice.No one may sit the examination more than three times.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-19

…he Banque de France to conclude contracts and issue invitations to tender under the conditions applicable to contracts awarded by the Banque de France.II. - The staff of the Autorité de contrôle prude…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Tax reduction for dependency expenses

Article 199 quindecies

…e L. 312-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, in an establishment providing long-term care, mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 6143-5 of the Public Health Code, and inc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to secure electronic devices enabling a dematerialised official report to be drawn up

Article A37-19

…l form, provided for in II of Article R. 49-1 or by Article D. 589-2, must meet the following technical characteristics:-the device can only be used with an electronic identification card personal to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-17

The ceilings may be increased in the case of substantial restructuring or renovation work on establishments, as well as in the case of new establishments, provided that the establishments are small or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…issued by the financing undertaking are offered to the public within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-17

…g due after deduction of the amount of the deposit.In the event of a decision to acquit, or, in the case provided for in the last paragraph of Article 495-21, of sentencing to a penalty other than a f…

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