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Showing 18911900 of 40939 articles for Art. L 121-10 · C. civ. Art. 1690

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-10

The company is formed subject to the suspensive condition of its approval by the director general of the regional health agency for the region in which the company has its registered office.The applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-10

This subtitle shall also apply, where French criminal law is applicable, to crimes of torture within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-10

Transcripts or records shall include a different serial number for each medicinal product supplied under this section and shall mention : 1° The name and address of the prescriber or the person placin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-10

The tasks assigned to the National Commission may be carried out by six sub-commissions: 1° The sub-committee on conventions and agreements, with regard to 2° to 4° of article L. 2271-1, and subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…assign or maintain pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in workstations exposing them to the following chemical agents: 1° Chemical agents that meet the criteria for classification as toxic for r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-4

…ithin a period of six weeks from notification of the decision to the parties, the court registry shall send to the body responsible for paying family benefits, as appropriate: 1° Either an enforceable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

I.- Modifications to the authorisation to open a pharmaceutical establishment, as provided for in article L. 5124-3, which relate to one of the following, are subject to authorisation because of their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-10

For the application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, opened for signature in New York on 10 January 2000, may be prosecuted and tried under the condit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-10

The provisions of articles R. 2192-10 to R. 2192-14 and R. 2192-16 to R. 2192-22, R. 2192-25 to R. 2192-34 and R. 2192-36 apply.In the event of the payment of an advance in application of article R. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification and verification of the identity of occasional customers

Article R561-10

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of prepar…

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