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Showing 26612670 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5-2

I.- External service providers who assist the doctor responsible for medical information in the performance of his duties under article R. 6113-4 may only access, under the latter's responsibility and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-33-3

…solution is responsible for monitoring compliance by the persons referred to in I of Article L. 526-24 acting under the freedom of establishment, of the provisions of Section 12 of Chapter III of Titl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-15

Under conditions specified by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the prefect of the département or, in Paris, the prefect of the police, shall communicate to sports associations and companies and to approv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-16-1

An applicant who has not complied with the priority period instituted by Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in respect of the National Institute of Industrial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: On the transmission and enforcement of confiscation orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 713-35-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders, the competent a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-13

…article L. 521-12 before the set deadline, the administrative authority may have this done automatically at the expense of the operator. The sum deposited shall be used to pay the expenses thus incur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 770-1

…n no. 1 of his criminal record, he may apply to the criminal court of his place of residence, or of Paris if he resides abroad, to have this entry removed. The application may only be brought before t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-3

…n referred to in the first paragraph of Article D. 15-1-2 is issued by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal after approval has been granted, as appropriate, by the Director General of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-9

…ration of the approved body, the Minister of the Interior and the Prefect of the département or, in Paris, the Prefect of the Police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Prefect of the Bouc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for challenges and appeals.

Article L1235-7-1

The collective agreement mentioned in article L. 1233-24-1, the document drawn up by the employer mentioned in article L. 1233-24-4, the content of the job protection plan, the decisions taken by the…

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