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Showing 30513060 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-40

Renewal applications follow the same procedure as initial applications.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-38

The authorisation is issued for a period of five years. It specifies the medical biology tests that the laboratory is authorised to carry out for patients resident in France.

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In force

Article Annexe 4-2-1

Juridictions commerciales compétentes en application du III de l'article L. 442-4 of the Commercial Code procedures which are applicable to persons, traders or artisans HEADQUARTERS OF COMMERCE COURTS…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…nce with the provisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply with the pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

…19 for which the fifteen-month period has not expired on the date of entry into force of resolution no. 2020/CA/28 of 8 December 2020.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-53

…Mayotte.Discounts on proportional emoluments are governed by subsection 3 of this same section.The capping, provided for in article R. 444-9, of the total emoluments received in respect of certain tr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19-1

The exemption provided for in Article L. 6325-17 applies to groups of employers for integration and qualification receiving the aid provided for in Articles D. 6325-23 and D. 6325-24.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

…for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of deliberation no. 2021/CA/18 of 27 May 2021 until…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…er régional de Bordeaux ;5° Centre hospitalier régional de Brest ;6° Centre hospitalier régional de Caen ;7° Centre hospitalier régional de Clermont-Ferrand ;8° Centre hospitalier régional de Dijon ;9…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Courts having jurisdiction in actions relating to inventions and technical knowledge

Article D631-1

…cle D. 211-5 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts called upon to hear actions relating to new plant varieties pursuant to article L. 623-31 of the Int…

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