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Showing 26512660 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transmission of documents by electronic means

Article R232-41-10

The following documents and proceedings may be transmitted electronically, under conditions defined by the Agency: 1° The designation of athletes to form the Registered Testing Pool referred to in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-10-1

…uties. For the purposes of the audit provided for in the previous paragraph, the statutory auditors may also have access to the general accounts of the office, to the procedures entrusted to them and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-10

…leted in five years due to its particular complexity. The projects mentioned in the first paragraph may benefit from this time period by decision of the President of the Institut National du Cancer, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-39

Other than the persons mentioned in I of article L. 225-106, a shareholder may be represented by any other natural person or legal entity of his choice when the company's shares are admitted to tradin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-10

…otional investments that the infringer has made as a result of the infringement. However, the court may, as an alternative and at the request of the injured party, award a lump sum by way of damages.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-2

…he investigation, prosecution and investigation of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-106-1. Designated public prosecutors and investigating judges, as well as the public prosecutor at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

…6123-93, R. 6123-93-3 and II of article R. 6123-93-4 are applicable to them. The operating theatre may be used as a radiotherapy unit as referred to in 1° of article R. 6123-93-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-2

…biological medicinal product defined in a of 15° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference biolo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-3

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that or those mentioned in Article 706-106-1 may, for offences covered by the same article 706-106-1, ex officio, on the proposal of the investigat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-10

…an impact on the outcome of the opposition or the situation of the parties. The investigation phase may also be suspended at the joint request of all the parties, for a period of four months, renewabl…

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