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Showing 361370 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-13

…the list of products and services subject to compliance with these requirements and determines the cases in which these products and services are presumed to comply with these requirements. A decree d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D2242-13

…the employer to submit its observations within two months and to justify, where appropriate, the reasons for its failure to comply. The employer may be heard at his request. The Regional Director of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-13

…this article are not met or if there is a danger to public health. The registration specifies the classification for dispensing the medicinal product.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-13

The presentation at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions and demonstrations of in vitro diagnostic medical devices which do not comply with the provisions of this Title is authorised provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…venue and expenditure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the internal regulations; 5° Has authority over all the establishment's staff and is responsible for their management. In this cap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-136

…ns declared in the application which gave rise to the authorisation provided for in article R. 5141-130 or modified under the conditions set out in article R. 5141-131. Except in an emergency, these d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat leprosy

Article D3112-13

…y a doctor with experience in the fight against leprosy;5° Carrying out surveys in the vicinity of cases;6° Dispensing the medicines needed to treat the disease;7° Availability of the equipment and me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-13

…f voters. At the close of the ballot, the secretary of the committee provided for in Article L. 723-13 shall write "postal vote" opposite the name of each voter on the voters' list. The chairman of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-13

…service to issue an opinion on all or part of the draft agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17.The parties to the draft agreement have a period of one month from rec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-13

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, a contract relating to the provision of sea and air transport services for the armed forces or security forces of a Member…

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