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Showing 24212430 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-27

Withdrawal of authorisation may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency where it has been established, through an inspection carried out pursuant to Article L. 6231-1, that th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-29

The medical biology laboratory shall inform the regional health agency within whose jurisdiction it is located electronically that it has obtained accreditation for the various percentages set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

I.-A management company established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which applies to manage a UCITS governed by French law and aut…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-2

In the event of a trust entered into by way of security, the contract shall mention, on pain of nullity, in addition to the provisions set out in

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martiniq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-2

The board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and the persons referred to in Article L. 532-2(4) must devote sufficient time to carrying o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling for scientific purposes.

Article R1241-2-2

The provisions of section 3 of chapter II of title III of this book are applicable to the removal of tissues or cells defined in article L. 1241-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-23-2

When a person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 is unable to carry out his duties due to a suspension or a ban imposed under the conditions provided for in 3° and 4° of II of Article L. 814-10-2, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

Articles 706-80 to 706-87 and 706-95 to 706-103 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment: 1° Of the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5426-1, L. 5…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-2

The assignment is enforceable against third parties by delivery of the amount assigned.

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