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Showing 27412750 of 33891 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-6-2017 n° 16-24.045

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transparency

Article R1451-8

The minister, the chairman of the authority, the director or the chief executive of the establishment or grouping concerned may decide to make the recordings mentioned in article R. 1451-6 available o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…Polynesia and their public administrative establishments";2° The words: "à l'article 1er du décret n° 2000-815 du 25 août 2000 ou à l'article 1er du décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 ou à l'artic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Undivided usufruct.

Article 815-18

The provisions of articles 815 to 815-17 are applicable to undivided interests in usufruct insofar as they are compatible with the rules of usufruct. The notifications provided for by articles 815-14,…

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

Article L5441-8

I.-The following is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros:1° Placing on the market, free of charge or for consideration, a veterinary medicinal product subject to the prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R132-8

Pledges of the right to use software are entered in the special National Software Register kept by the National Institute of Industrial Property. Included therein for each piece of software are: 1° Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-8

When the authorised agents observe infringements or breaches under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, they shall draw up a report setting out the procedures for consulting and using the webs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5212-8

The decision to establish or an amending decision may provide that the delegates appointed by the municipal councils of the communes that are members of the syndicat shall constitute a college for the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-8

The statement of objections shall mention the time limit set out in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

Within a period of two months prior to the clinical trial of a veterinary medicinal product, the sponsor shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-88

The application for registration as a collaborating spouse shall be made by the person required to be registered in the terms provided for in 8° of article R. 123-37.

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