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Showing 27212730 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-7

The text of the European patent application or the European patent drafted in the language of proceedings before the European Patent Office created by the Munich Convention shall be the authentic text…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-73

The decisions referred to in articles R. 321-71 and R. 321-72 may only be taken after the interested party has been given sufficient time to examine his file and to submit written observations. In the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-71

The pharmacist-biologist must ensure compliance with professional ethics and with all regulations issued in the interests of public health. He shall carry out his duties by applying appropriate scient…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-7

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall use the technical information developed pursuant to Article 77e of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 as amended to calculate the best estimate refe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

The contract signed between the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the Director of the health establishment or the holder of the authorisation is brought to the attention of the fund r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-77

The obligations mentioned in articles R. 5124-48-2, R. 5124-58 and R. 5124-60 are applicable to persons carrying out the activity of drug brokerage mentioned in article L. 5124-19.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments organising the practice of underwater diving

Article A322-71

The provisions of this section apply to the establishments mentioned in article L. 322-2 which organise the practice of underwater diving. They do not apply to archaeological diving, underground divin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Initial training of medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces

Article D4383-7

The institutes or schools which train the students or pupils mentioned in article L. 4383-2-1 sign an agreement with the Minister for Defence which conforms to a standard model defined by order of thi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-78

I.-Practitioners have a rescue plan and the following rescue equipment available at the launch or immersion site:-A means of communication to alert the emergency services. A VHF is necessary when the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Lapse of financial assistance

Article 121-7

Unless otherwise specified, decisions to grant financial assistance shall automatically lapse on expiry of a period of four years if all or part of the assistance has not been paid because the benefic…

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