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Showing 18611870 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-4

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to conduct procedures for the award of public contracts meeting its needs for the implementation of the personal training account, to conclude thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-4

The alert provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 6221-9 is sent to the Minister for Defence for the laboratories under his authority. This minister immediately informs the regional health a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-47

The competent authority defined in Article L. 1123-12 implements the vigilance system relating to research involving the human person. Where necessary, it shall take appropriate measures to ensure the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-49

The investigator notifies the sponsor without delay from the day on which he becomes aware of all serious adverse events and all adverse reactions and serious incidents occurring in the course of rese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-48

For research involving medicinal products, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé ensures that all suspected serious unexpected adverse reactio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-45

The provisions of this section apply without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 1221-22 to R. 1221-52 relating to haemovigilance.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° Adverse event, any noxious occurrence in a person who undergoes research involving the human person, whether or not this occu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation.

Article R310-4

The declaration receipt is displayed on the premises of the liquidation sale by the declarant throughout its duration; the order mentioned in Article R. 310-2 sets out the terms and conditions of this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-4

Any joint stock company participating in a merger operation shall make the following documents available to its shareholders at its registered office at least thirty days before the date on which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Declaration

Article R321-4

The registrar responsible for keeping the trade and companies register notifies the Conseil des maisons de vente of the striking off of a manager of the operator when this has been ordered after the u…

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