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Showing 731740 of 36671 articles for Art. n° 17-18143 · Cass. com. 4 January 2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-17

…ned in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, after he has been given the inform…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…nd including, where applicable, the safety report provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and repe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L773-17

The postal cheque service is managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Pos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal cheques and payment cards

Article L774-17

The postal cheque service is managed by the Office des postes et télécommunications.Subject to approval by the Office des postes et télécommunications, any person may open a postal current account.Pos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

The provisions of this section are implemented, as far as possible, prior to the release of a convicted prisoner. However, when the person has been convicted of a crime referred to inarticle 706-53-13…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12: Uncooperative platform operators

Article 1740 D

I.-If a platform operator within the meaning of I of Article 1649 ter A is subject, in less than twelve months, to at least two of the measures mentioned in II of this Article, the implementation of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-17

…for applying the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of those laid down in Article L. 6142-16 , are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular : 1° The conditions under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17

…nister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior to peacekeepers who, pursuant to the article 20 (4° and 5°), have passed a technical examination covering criminal law, criminal procedure and civil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3a: Other penalties for serious breaches of the law

Article 1731 bis

…ph of Article 1758, or against the reassessments made pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 1649 quater A nor on the resulting duties.2. For the calculation of real estate wealth tax, the benefi…

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