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Showing 721730 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-21

…esentative of the establishment defines, on a proposal from the chairman of the establishment's medical commission or the chairman of the establishment's medical conference, a system to ensure the qua…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-21

When, due to its value, its nature or the insufficient quantity of product, the goods cannot be sampled in several samples but only in one sample, and the counter-expertise can be carried out on this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-21

…n inter-company occupational health and prevention service may accept the membership of a company located in the region where it has approval provided that the following conditions are met: 1° The com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-21

…the prefect will publish his decision, at the expense of the legal entity or sole trader, in two local newspapers or in one local newspaper and one newspaper with national circulation when the person…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-132

…mum of 1.5% of the overall budget, or a minimum of €20,000;3° The fee paid to the author of the musical composition represents a minimum of 20% of the budget devoted to the creation of the original mu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-31

To be eligible for screenplay rewriting grants, authors must, depending on the case :1° Where the rewrite concerns a first screenplay, provide evidence of artistic experience in the film or audiovisua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-32

To be eligible for screenplay rewriting grants, production companies must, depending on the case :1° Submit the first screenplay by an author who has artistic experience in the film or audiovisual fie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-21

Only medical biology laboratories authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 may store gametes for donation. If the laboratory, under whose responsibility consent wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 C

…ly apply to mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets of a complete branch of activity carried out for the benefit of foreign legal entities by French legal entities if the elements contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

…s or mixtures mentioned in article R. 1342-20, as well as the substances and mixtures classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction of categories 1A and 1B are held with a view to fr…

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