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Showing 33613370 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-2

…Forces Blood Transfusion Centre and the Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products), d…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-20

The consumer is entitled to a reduction in price or rescission of the contract in the following cases: 1° Where the trader refuses to bring the digital content or the digital service into conformity;…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

I.-It may be resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the iden…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 C bis

…s of Article 208 C, which have opted for the regime provided for in II of the same article.The application of these provisions is subject to the condition that the absorbing company undertakes, in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-2

The education programme referred to in 12° of the I of article L. 232-5 shall cover at least the following topics:the principles and values associated with the fight against doping; -the rights and re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

I.-Seals and samples are sent to the central service for the preservation of biological samples in standardised packaging in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…e halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-12

The AIF or its management company:1° Requests and ensures that the board of directors of the company concerned or its equivalent makes available to the representatives of the employees, or failing tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-209-2

The Ordinary General Meeting may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to purchase the company's shares, in order to offer them or allocate them: - in the year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-12

In order to organise its purchasing, the national council of the order may pool its requirements with other national councils: 1° Either in the form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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