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Showing 28312840 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 474

…he court has not issued a committal order with deferred effect in application of 3° of I of article 464-2, in the event of a non-incarcerated person being sentenced to a term of imprisonment of less t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

…3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products in indelible, easily legible and visible lettering. II. - Any cos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-4

The members of the councils of the Order of chiropodists are elected by a single-ballot majority system. Each pair is composed of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-2

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of lawyers at the Council of State and the Court of Cassation. It makes re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

…ast every two years. They are accompanied by the card mentioned in I de l'article 52 de la loi n° 2015-990 du 6 août 2015 pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques.The openin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) imposes financial penalties on natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-3

When, during an inspection, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé finds that the laws and regulations applicable to the activities and products mentioned in Article L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-4

…m the transport company is likely to be held liable, specifying the reason for the refusal of entry;4° In the event of failure to re-routine or take charge of a foreign national: the identity of the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

…uled admissions; 3° Evaluation, where appropriate, of the implementation of palliative care policy; 4° The operation, where appropriate, of permanent care within the meaning of 1° of article L. 6112-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 400

…delivery of separate judgments which may be given on incidents or objections as set out in article 459, paragraph 4.The judgment on the merits must always be delivered in open court.

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