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Showing 20612070 of 28624 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 30-6-2004 n° 1138

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-6

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within four months of the date on which the application is dee…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-6

For the application of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3 the court may ask both the parties and the advertiser to provide all relevant documents.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-7

Where a request made or a decision taken in the field of judicial cooperation pursuant, in particular, to an instrument implementing the principle of mutual recognition requires, with a view to coordi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-5

The amount of aid for operations of a collective nature may not exceed 75% of the expenditure mentioned in Article 634-3 and respects, where applicable, the intensity rate provided for in Article 3 of…

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

Article 621-10

In the event of any difficulty in assessing the nature of the technique used in order to determine whether it falls within the scope of digital visual effects or animation techniques that may give ris…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-6

The fact that sellers, sworn merchandise brokers or public officers include in sales made by judicial authority, on seizure, after death, judicial liquidation, cessation of business, or in other cases…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-6

Aforeign nationals who have not signed up to this scheme when they are first admitted for residence may sign the Republican Integration Contract at a later date, as provided for in article L. 413-4, p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-67

The Medical Risks Observatory may only deliberate if at least half of its members in office, including the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman, are present. Decisions are taken by a majorit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-68

The notice sent to the victim pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-16-2 informs the victim that if the convicted person breaches the prohibition on receiving, meeting or entering into contac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-6

Unless otherwise provided, notifications and summonses made pursuant to this chapter shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.Such notifications shall be duly made to the add…

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