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Showing 32213230 of 19581 articles for Art. 21 mars 2001 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…lity, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

…d on the same technical basis as the theoretical mathematical provision mentioned in article R. 441-21 and this same theoretical mathematical provision;c) And the ratio between the amount of the provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2

The preparation, preservation, distribution and transfer, for autologous or allogeneic therapeutic purposes, of tissues and their derivatives and cell therapy preparations may be carried out by establ…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2

…n of tourist residences; -unclassified establishments that meet the criteria set out in article D. 321-1 and have been in operation for more than nine years. 2° Management of the entire tourist reside…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 Octobe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…of the General Tax Code who make the first sale in France of medical devices defined in Article L. 5211-1 of this Code and in vitro diagnostic medical devices defined in Article L. 5221-1 sociale send…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…draw up the declaration relating to the employment obligation, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50

…tics, the package leaflet, any conditions set in application of the third paragraph of article L. 5121-9, article R. 5121-36-1 and article R. 5121-37-3, together with their implementation period ; 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-14

…tion it is established, the total number of medical biology examinations, as defined in Article D. 6211-13, that it has performed during the previous calendar year. This declaration distinguishes : 1°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…ice to access, including in an open standard within the meaning of Article 4 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, a work or object protected by a technological me…

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