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Showing 29512960 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-11

…rector of the Agency without delay and provide him with all details of the alleged illegalities. He may include in his appeal an application for a stay of execution. This request will be granted if on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-11

…cer is a person from outside the authority or body, his/her travel expenses will be paid. He or she may be awarded an allowance, the amount of which is set, depending on the scope of the assignment, b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-110

…tions for the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Such an increase in capital may not take place before the shares corresponding to contributions in cash have been fully paid up.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-112

…fter obtaining the operator's written agreement, the employer shall set the dates on which the work may be carried out and the starting and finishing times for each day. These instructions, which are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-117

The proprietary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is sought may differ from the proprietary medicinal product which has already obtained marketing authorisation in France, as r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-113

…ys from the date of receipt of the complete application and dossier referred to in Articles R. 5121-111 and R. 5121-112. The time limit mentioned in the previous paragraph is extended by fifteen days…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals against judgments on jurisdiction and the merits of the case

Article 90

…has ruled on the merits of the dispute in the same judgment given at first instance, that judgment may be appealed against in its entirety.Where the court reverses on the ground of jurisdiction, it s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L784-9

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-15 with the exception of the 9th paragraph of c), the 9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 90

…red free of charge. If the court considers that the death has not been sufficiently established, it may order any additional measure of information and in particular request an administrative enquiry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-11

…de, on the electoral roll of the territorial authority which has decided to organise the referendum may take part in the vote and, for a local referendum decided by a municipality, nationals of a Memb…

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