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Showing 14611470 of 31106 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 23-6-2016 n° 15-21.408

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

Failure by the marketing authorisation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-15

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall authorise the import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee. This au…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Restriction of the seized person's rights

Article R321-15

Unless his eviction is ordered, the debtor retains the use of the seized property provided that he does not perform any material act likely to reduce its value, on pain of damages and without prejudic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater I

I. - In the event of the assignment or cancellation of all or part of the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred to the trust assets, the results of the trust assets shall be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI ter : Determination of income realised by companies on the disposal of certain fixed-income securities

Article 238 septies F

In the event of the transfer of securities mentioned in article 118, at 6° and 7° of article 120 and to Article 1678 bis as well as treasury bills on formulas and entered on the balance sheet of a com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-15

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in relation to offences against State security, anyone who knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Biological analyses and screening tests.

Article D1221-15

Blood and its components may only be used to prepare in vitro diagnostic medical devices if the results of the tests and analyses provided for in b, c and d of 5° of Article D. 1221-6 are negative. Ho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1a: Documents countersigned by lawyers

Article 1546-3

A deed of procedure countersigned by a lawyer is drawn up jointly by the lawyers of the parties to a dispute which may or may not have given rise to referral to a court, outside or as part of a partic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifying the legal framework for asset management, professional priv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-15

Commercial authorisation is issued prior to the completion of the project if planning permission is not required.The authorisation is granted per square metre of sales area.A new application is requir…

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