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Showing 31113120 of 66828 articles for Art. L 1224-1 · Directive 2001/23/CE du 12 mars 2001 · Cass. soc. 7 July 1998 · Cass. soc. 27 February 2013 · Cass. soc. 26 June 2008

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-12

Expenditure and income attributable to the activities carried out by public health institutions are recorded in a single statement of projected income and expenditure. However, operating operations re…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

The producer is liable ipso jure unless he proves:1° That he had not put the product into circulation;2° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect whi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…1° The Minister of Foreign Affairs ; 2° The Minister for European Affairs; 3° The Minister for Social Affairs; 4° The Minister for Agriculture; 5° The Minister for the Budget; 6° The Minister for Coop…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12

Any person wishing to carry out a project subject to authorisation pursuant to article L. 761-5 shall send their application to the prefect by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by dep…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-26

…within two years of the opinion of the Committee for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the research involving the human person has not begun, this opinion lapses. However, if…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-124

The authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-10 is issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-2

Decrees granting acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement may be revoked with the assent of the Conseil d'Etat within two years of their publication in the Journal officiel if the applicant does n…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-27

The third party may refuse custody of the seized assets. They may ask to be relieved of custody at any time. The bailiff appoints a custodian and removes the goods.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-27

The dialogue may take place in successive phases so as to reduce the number of solutions to be discussed, by applying the award criteria defined in the contract notice or in another consultation docum…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-27

For service or works contracts and supply contracts requiring installation work or including the provision of services, the purchaser may require that certain essential tasks be performed by one of th…

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