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Showing 20312040 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-11

The list referred to in article R. 212-8 includes establishments that implement the general clauses of the specifications provided for in annex II-21 as well as the specific clauses provided for in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-11

…erapy team to: 1° Organise continuity of care on site for the patients it treats. This organisation may be pooled by agreement with another holder or authorised radiotherapy centre by setting up a joi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-11

The Minister for Health may authorise to practise pharmacy in France, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of health professionals, persons who have worked for three year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-11

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may request the applicant to provide additional information necessary for the examination of the applica…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…e spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.Failing specification in the agree…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

…utor or investigating judge hearing an investigation or inquiry concerning acts covered by Article 696-108 is required to relinquish jurisdiction over the proceedings in favour of the European Public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-9

…for prescribing self-vaccines and their use set out in point 5 of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;3° Failure to declare changes to the constituent elements of the declaratio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-11

…same article L. 210-10 are not being complied with, the public prosecutor or any interested person may apply to the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings for an order, where appropriat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11

…121-7 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of the average annu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111 bis

When a legal entity subject to corporation tax ceases to be subject to it, its profits and reserves, whether capitalised or not, are deemed to be distributed to the partners in proportion to their rig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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