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Showing 20112020 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 13

The communal council for orphans is required to inform the guardianship judge of cases where a guardian or curator is to be appointed.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-13-1

…er to the juge-commissaire within the period provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 624-13.In the absence of an administrator, the entrepreneur refers the matter to the juge-commissaire by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-9

ASBESTOS DETECTION PROGRAMMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES R. 1334-20, R. 1334-21 AND R. 1334-22 List A mentioned in article R. 1334-20 COMPONENT TO BE PROBED OR CHECKED Flocking Insulation False ceilings…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379-0 bis

…es of agglomerations benefiting from the transfer of the competence provided for in Article L. 2224-13 du code général des collectivités territoriales et assurant au moins la collecte des déchets des…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-13

…ent for a part-time employment contract with an employer other than those mentioned in articles L. 5132-4 and L. 5213-13; 2° A document specifying the employment support measures that it plans to impl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13-2

In the cases provided for in article L. 2241-3, public accountants are discharged of all liability by remitting the funds to the notary who drew up the deed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-13

…operations are necessary. The order is not of a judicial nature and may not be appealed. In urgent cases resulting from an imminent risk of evidence being destroyed or serious harm being caused to pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-2

…able in the digital health space in application of the criteria mentioned in III of Article L. 1111-13-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article D229-13-1

…r in this book; 4° A copy of the minutes of the meetings referred to in Articles L. 236-9 et L. 236-13 ; 5° A document certifying that the merging companies have approved the draft terms of merger in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-135-1

I.- Articles R. 5121-133 to R. 5121-135 do not apply to gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations. II-Any gene therapy or xenogenic cell therapy preparation that does not have the authorisa…

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