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Showing 30313040 of 63726 articles for Art. L 144-12 · Cass. com. 18 March 2020 n° 18-22.050 · Cass. 3e civ. 1 June 2011 · Cass. com. 16 June 1992

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

The head pharmacist and the delegate pharmacist(s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-16

At the initiative of the competent authority of the executing State, the French judicial authorities once again become competent to monitor alternative sanctions or probation measures where the senten…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-164

The certificate of qualification and aptitude for the functions mentioned in article L. 212-1 is issued by the Minister for Sport, after receiving the opinion of a qualified jury composed as follows:…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-19

In the event of default by the pursuing creditor or the third-party purchaser, subrogation may be requested by the registered creditors in the forms provided for by

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8

No information enabling both the person who has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-16

Where there is no authorised body in the département, pursuant to article L. 5141-6, the application for the repayable advance is sent to the Prefect. The Prefect issues the applicant with an acknowle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

1. The advance payment calculated by the tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-12

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, the first paragraph of article R. 1336-2 reads as follows: "Checks on the application of the provisions of article R. 1336-1 and the decree adopted for their a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-16

In works or service contracts and supply contracts requiring siting or installation work or including the provision of services, the purchaser may require tenderers to indicate the names and relevant…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-16

For the payment of the balance of works or project management contracts concluded by the State, its public establishments of a non-industrial and non-commercial nature, local authorities and their pub…

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