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Showing 21112120 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-7

Defects in conformity that appear within twenty-four months of delivery of the goods, including goods containing digital elements, shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to have e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-7

In addition to the cases provided for in article L. 1251-6, a temporary employee may be made available to a user undertaking: 1° When the temporary work assignment aims, in application of legal provis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Hospitality certificates

Article R313-7

If the attestation d'accueil is signed by a French national or by a foreign national exempted from the obligation to hold a residence permit pursuant to article L. 221-1, it shall include, in addition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-7

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are incompatible with that of a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, a member of the Ethics Committee and a member of the Steering and Dialogue Com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-7

Family planning or education centres carry out the following activities: 1° Medical consultations relating to fertility control ; 2° Dissemination of information and individual and group prevention ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article R4424-7

The draft planning and sustainable development plan is subject to a public enquiry by the President of the Executive Council in the forms provided for by articles R. 123-13, R. 123-14, R. 123-20 to R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-78

Apart from cases of transit or crossing customs territory, it is prohibited to import or export narcotics without a special authorisation issued for each operation by the Director General of the Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-77

The authorisation referred to in article R. 5132-74 may only be granted to a natural person. In the companies mentioned in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1, authorisation may be requested for the phar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-74

The production, including cultivation, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offering, transfer, acquisition or use and, in general, agricultural, craft, commercial and industrial operat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-75

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 5132-74 is issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Di…

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