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Showing 22212230 of 64366 articles for Art. L. 622-17 and L. 611-11

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-17

…letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall contain the information prescribed by articles 54 and 57 of the Code of Civil Procedure. On pain of nullity, the application must be accompanied eithe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-17

…ed to him to oppose the destruction of these goods. The right holder is informed that the detention and, where applicable, the destruction of the goods is carried out under his responsibility.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-17

Agreements by which intermediaries, in return for fees agreed in advance, arrange for victims of personal injury accidents or their beneficiaries to receive compensation from the guarantee fund are pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-17

…armful to the person's health. This appointment is made at the request of the person or their counsel. The medical certificate will be placed in the court file.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R5522-17

For the application of article R. 5134-171 in Mayotte, 1° to 3° are replaced by 1° and 2° as follows: " 1° The director of the Mayotte university training and research centre, or his representative; "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-17

…s authorised representative, the importer or the distributor is required to keep, for each incoming and outgoing transaction, at least the following information: 1° The date of the transaction ; 2° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-17

…ister for Health has informed the head of the laboratory of the nature of the shortcomings observed and has given him formal notice to put an end to them within a period that may not exceed twenty day…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-17

…statement of the claims written off with an indication, as appropriate, of the name or designation and domicile or registered office of the creditors. It results in the lapse of the application to op…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-17

…ents shall be made at the registry of the commercial court, as an annex to the register of commerce and companies, under the conditions laid down in Section 1 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-17

…ed by the head of the penitentiary establishment or by the director of the penitentiary integration and probation service, provided that the changes are favourable to the person under investigation an…

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