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Showing 22012210 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

…ss assets, whether or not made conditionally or in the form of another contract, as well as any allocation of business assets by partition or auction, is, unless it occurs pursuant to article L. 642-5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-12

…belonging to one of the species whose flesh or products are intended for human consumption plans to carry out medicinal product trials other than those mentioned in article R. 234-4, he must make a de…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-12

The Grand Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations is composed of:1° Six representatives of the Amerindian customary and traditional authorities designated by their peers;2° Six…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-12

The retail client may waive part of the protection afforded by the rules of conduct. In this case, the investment services provider other than an asset management company may treat the retail client a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12

…n and defined in this chapter.The Agency's resources are made up of :1° Subsidies from the State, local authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations;2° A contrib…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

…° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect which caused the damage did not exist at the time when the product was put into circulation by him or that…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12

…er the conditions provided for in 2° of article L. 2411-5 or due to the absence of voters, the syndicate commission has not been constituted following two consecutive general renewals of the municipal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-12

The application for authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, or to the Minister of Defence when the research is carried out in places under his authority, who will…

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