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Showing 14211430 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-8

Training bodies accredited under article L. 6121-2-1 have access to the premises and facilities of the public institution under objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions, in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-8

Providing samples of medicinal products is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° To persons not authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for initial applications for clinical trials on medicinal products

Article R1124-8

At the meeting at which the Committee for the Protection of Individuals examines the dossier, the Committee may formulate requests for additional information under the conditions set out in Article 7(…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article R626-8

When the judicial representative decides to collectively obtain the agreement of the creditors to whom payment deadlines and debt remissions are proposed, the creditors are convened to a meeting held…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional activities

Article R4393-8

Under the responsibility and effective control of the dental surgeon or doctor practising in the field of oral medicine, the dental assistant is authorised to carry out the following activities in com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-8

The administrative penalty provided for in article L. 5426-5 is applicable in the event of deliberately inaccurate or incomplete declarations made in order to qualify for the benefits provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals to the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-7

If this has not already been requested during the proceedings before the first president of the court of appeal, the applicant and the judicial agent of the State may have copies of the criminal proce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 799

Except where the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 781, the Pre-Trial Judge shall declare the investigation closed as soon as the state of the investigation permits and shall refer the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 778

When, in the course of any proceedings, the public prosecutor or investigating judge finds that an individual has been convicted under a false identity or has usurped a civil status, the necessary rec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-88

Any national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who is qualified to carry out all or some of the activities mentioned in a…

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