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Showing 12911300 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-11

The authorisation of a centre, as provided for in article L. 2131-5, is subject to the following conditions: 1° The centre must operate within a public or private health organisation or establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-119

…the shareholders' deliberations are recorded in a special register that has previously been listed and initialled by the clerk responsible for keeping the register of companies in which the company i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-11

…tion recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments. The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference betw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-11

The notices mentioned in Article L. 4433-10-1 and Article L. 4433-10-9 are deemed to be favourable if they are not issued within three months of transmission of the draft outline plan.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-11

Sliding doors and gates are fitted with a safety system to prevent them from coming off their tracks and falling. Doors and gates that open upwards are fitted with a safety system to prevent them from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-11

The Labour Advisor responsible, in companies or inter-company services, for initiating, studying and implementing social achievements decided by the Social and Economic Committee and the employer perf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-110

…product, as well as the overall quantity of the medicinal product in question that may be imported and the period during which the operations may be carried out. Importation may be prohibited by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-116

…horised company within the meaning of Article 77 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-112

…nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé as provided for in articles L. 1123-8 and R. 1123-30 ; however, where the implementation of the research is of an urgent nature, this docu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-117

The proprietary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is sought may differ from the proprietary medicinal product which has already obtained marketing authorisation in France, as r…

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