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Showing 411420 of 26239 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-12-2009 n° 08-18.038

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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-12

In the event of a repeat offence of the offences defined in Articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-11, or if the offender is or has been bound by an agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

Under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, the committee comprises : 1° The Minister of Foreign Affairs ; 2° The Minister for European Affairs; 3° The Minister for Social Affairs; 4° The Minister f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2343-12

The provisions of article R. 2143-12 apply.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 900

The first paragraph of Article 706-14 reads as follows: "Any person who, having been the victim of theft, fraud or breach of trust, is unable to obtain effective and adequate reparation or compensatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-30

The matter is referred to the commission by petition.The petition must be submitted on a form, the model of which is laid down by order of the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat.It must contain all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-32

The application shall be lodged with or sent by post to the Commission's registry. It may be sent electronically under the conditions set out in articles R. 2333-120-32 bis to R. 2333-120-32 quater, p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-33

The application against the decision rendered following the mandatory prior administrative appeal provided for in article L. 2333-87 must be lodged within one month of either the date of notification…

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