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Showing 15111520 of 52589 articles for Art. L 441-10 to L 441-16

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-10

The rules laid down in article 1078-9 shall not apply where a child who has consented to his own descendants being allotted in his stead subsequently himself makes, with the latter, a shared gift inco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1045

I. - Plans, minutes, certificates, notifications, contracts and other acts made pursuant to articles L. 141-1, L. 251-1, L. 331-5, L. 441-1 and L. 531-1 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'uti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

Any medicinal product which does not have a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or an early access authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a compassionate access…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

For finished products, defined as medicinal products that have undergone all stages of manufacture, including packaging, an import authorisation is required for each import operation. For medicinal pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16

The products and services referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-9 are :1° Life insurance or capitalisation contracts where the annual premium does not exceed €1,000 or where the single premium does not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: National register of persons who lend themselves to research involving the human person

Article R1121-16

The national database mentioned in article L. 1121-16 is managed by the Minister for Health and is supplied by the investigators of the research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1. Its implementatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article R3334-16

The chapter "Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges" created by article L. 3334-16 is included in the budget of the Ministry of the Interior.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-10

The declaration shall be delivered to the court registry in as many copies as there are defendants, plus two.The delivery shall be recorded by mention of its date and the visa of the court registrar o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article D551-16

The offer of care made to the asylum seeker in application of article L. 551-9 shall mention the possibility for the asylum seeker to be refused the benefit of material reception conditions or for the…

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

Article 16

The law ensures the primacy of the individual, prohibits any attack on his or her dignity and guarantees respect for the human being from the beginning of his or her life.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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