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Showing 33113320 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-51

Where the settlement consists of the payment of a settlement fine, payment is made to an accountant of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and exclusively, by way of derogation from Article 25 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Right of substitution.

Article R5125-53

When dispensing a medicinal product or product other than that prescribed pursuant to article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist shall indicate on the prescription the name of the medicinal product or product…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

Any natural or legal person who is a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who wishes to become establishe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2342-5

The provisions of articles R. 2142-6, R. 2142-11 and R. 2142-12 apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-5

The terms of application of articles R. 612-1 to R. 612-25 and R. 613-53 to R. 613-59 are set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R* 712-8

The decisions mentioned in articles R. 712-6 and R. 712-7 are tacitly approved by the supervisory authority on expiry of a period of two months from the date of receipt by the supervisory authority of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Overall operating grant.

Article R2573-50

The allocation of the global operating grant to the communes of French Polynesia is carried out under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-1, R. 2334-3 and R. 2334-9-1 to R. 2334-9-3.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R125-5

The simplified recovery procedure ends when the judicial officer notes, in a written document that may be drawn up on an electronic medium: 1° The refusal to take part in the simplified recovery proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-5

The waste produced is treated in the same way as waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks. Its disposal is subject to the provisions of articles R. 1335-1 to R. 1335-8, R. 1335-13 a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2 : Cinematographic representation of a work of an advertising nature in a single département

Article R211-50

The minister responsible for culture may delegate his signature to the prefects for the issue of a cinematographic exhibition permit for cinematographic works of an advertising nature represented in a…

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