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Showing 24212430 of 35480 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-7-1995 n° 1533

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Competent administrative authorities

Article R*732-4

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence, pursuant to 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-5 is the Minister of the Interior.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-7

The contract shall be awarded to the tenderer or tenderers, as the case may be, who have submitted the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of one or more objective and precise criteria…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-7

The text of the European patent application or the European patent drafted in the language of proceedings before the European Patent Office created by the Munich Convention shall be the authentic text…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights of foreign nationals in detention

Article L744-7

Unless there is a threat to public order inside or outside the place of detention, or if the person does not appear to be psychologically capable of receiving this information, the foreign national sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-7

Before taking office, commercial court judges take an oath. The oath is as follows: I swear to perform my duties well and faithfully, to keep the deliberations secret and to conduct myself in everythi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-73

The decisions referred to in articles R. 321-71 and R. 321-72 may only be taken after the interested party has been given sufficient time to examine his file and to submit written observations. In the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-71

The notified body must periodically carry out investigations and checks to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the approved quality assurance system. The body may pay unannounced visits…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-71

The pharmacist-biologist must ensure compliance with professional ethics and with all regulations issued in the interests of public health. He shall carry out his duties by applying appropriate scient…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-74

The monthly allowance is paid in a maximum of twenty-four monthly instalments from the first day of the month in which the training begins, until the first day of the calendar month following the mont…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-5

The destination of the premises is that authorised by the lease and its amendments or by the court in the cases provided for in articles L. 145-47 to L. 145-55and L. 642-7.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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