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Showing 33513360 of 60739 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-1-1995 n° 88

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-5

I.-For the medicinal products of major therapeutic interest referred to in article L. 5111-4, marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products shall, under th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-4

The property subject to the allocation is estimated at its value on the date set in accordance with Article 829. Unless there is an amicable agreement between the co-partitioners, any balance due is p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-42

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of vehicles for the physically disabled, including electric scooters and walkers, shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA

Article L4421-4

…tage code, to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Regulatory part

Article R600-4

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and the judicial courts with jurisdiction in the overseas departments are fixed in accordance with the table…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-4

I. - An order of the regional prefect sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4134-1 and R. 4134-3, the list of organisations of all kinds represented on the regional economic, social…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-4

The screenings mentioned in 4° of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-4

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in French Guyana.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-44

The competence of the administrative authority to provide the information provided for in article D. 1253-1 and to make the declaration provided for in articles D. 1253-4 and D. 1253-6 is assessed on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 70 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, a refusal of authorisation…

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