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Showing 29612970 of 28212 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-12-1964

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

When the purchaser decides to require the contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-7

The provisions of Article L. 324-12 do not apply to income from the granting of multi-territory licences for the exploitation of online rights in musical works.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-7

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable to Réunion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73-1

Any measures taken by the holder of the early access authorisation issued for a medicinal product covered by 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 to disseminate the authorisation, or any information relatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70-1

As part of the monitoring obligations laid down in the therapeutic use protocol and the data collection obligations for all early access authorisations, the holder of the marketing rights for the medi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-156

The seizure of shares, transferable securities, financial instruments or other intangible assets or rights shall be notified to the issuer. Where applicable, the financial intermediary mentioned in 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-7

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 1234-9 to R. 1234-12 relating to the unemployment insurance certificate is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-15

The orders and judgments mentioned in articles 712-12 and 712-13 may, within five days of their notification, be the subject of an appeal in cassation, which does not have suspensive effect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special conditions of secondment

Article L1262-7

The provisions of this section do not apply to temporary employment agencies as defined in Article L. 1251-2 or to modelling agencies as defined in Article L. 7123-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-74

I.-The application for authorisation to create or transfer a pharmacy for internal use in a fire and rescue service, as provided for in article L. 5126-4, is submitted by the chairman of the board of…

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