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Showing 351360 of 47439 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-3-1997 n° 369

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traffic.

Article R4534-53

When a gallery is cut through ground where there is a risk of sudden and significant water ingress, the gallery must have exits enabling workers to be evacuated quickly. Failing this, appropriate meas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

I.-The amount of the fee provided for in 2° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for a variation to a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment as part of a national procedure or a mutual recognition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-59

The plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be raised, in accordance with the provisions of article 23-1 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 Nove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-5

Where manufacturers and importers of investigational medicinal products entrust certain quality control operations to a laboratory in accordance with Article R. 5124-47 (2°), the biomedical research s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 54

The initial application shall be made by writ of summons or by application delivered or addressed to the court registry. The application may be made jointly by the parties. On pain of nullity, the ini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-50

Secondary accounting officers may be appointed by the General Manager of the Agency after consultation with the accounting officer and with the approval of the Minister for the Budget.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article R6113-51

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Rules of conduct and remuneration

Article L341-52

Any person who pays or causes to be paid the staff mentioned in the fourth and seventh paragraphs of article L. 314-23 under conditions contrary to these provisions is punishable by a fine of 30,000 e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-53

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-31, the request for conversion of the utility certificate application into a patent application shall be made in writing at any time during the period of ei…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-59

The applicant has a period of three months, renewable once, from notification of the preliminary search report, to file new claims or submit observations for the purpose of discussing the opposability…

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