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Showing 521530 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-1

…arant's professional qualification, certified in accordance with 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 212-90, is considered to be substantially different from the professional qualification required on nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R1221-9-1

The directory of training courses related to the exercise of the mandate of a local elected representative mentioned in article R. 1221-28 is drawn up by the Minister responsible for local authorities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-90

Veterinary pharmacovigilance includes : 1° The reporting of adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products and medicinal products for human use administered under the conditions provided for in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-93

The national veterinary pharmacovigilance system comprises : 1° The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ; 2° (Deleted) ;3° The veterinary pharmac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-91

For veterinary medicinal products covered by a marketing authorisation or for homeopathic veterinary medicinal products covered by a registration, pharmacovigilance is carried out after the authorisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-92

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply1° Adverse reaction: a noxious and unintended response occurring at doses normally used in animals for the prophylaxis, diagnosis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8-1

…ferred to in article L. 1334-5 in buildings used for residential purposes built before 1st January 1949.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-3

As long as no heir covered by the mandate has accepted the succession, the mandatary only has the powers granted to the successor in Article 784.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-4

The mandate with posthumous effect is subject to the provisions of articles 1984 to 2010 which are not incompatible with the provisions of this section.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-2

Acts performed by the mandatary within the scope of his mission have no effect on the hereditary option.

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