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Showing 11811190 of 50639 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15-2-2006 n° 231

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-15

In order to organise collaboration between medical professionals competent in imaging, the regional health agency may, at the request of the professionals concerned, authorise the creation of shared m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-15

I.-The person making the request for exoneration or the claim is exempt from the deposit if they send a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-15

In the absence of a written request from the owner of a registered design or the beneficiary of an exclusive exploitation right and outside the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-154

As an exception to Article 706-153, the judicial police officer may be authorised, by any means, by the public prosecutor or by the investigating judge to seize, at the advanced expense of the Treasur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-15

I.-The administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated and after having obtained the agreement of the public prosecutor, compromise on the prosecution of contrav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of health risks associated with communal water misting systems

Article R1335-15

I. - For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply- collective water misting systems: devices generating water aerosols, within establishments open to the public and places accessi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-15

The purpose of debt forgiveness is to facilitate the financial restructuring of a company in difficulty, the continuation of its economic activity and the maintenance of employment. Debt forgiveness i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-15

I.-The professional sections of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu are : 1° The professional section for doctors ; 2° The professional section for dental surgeons ; 3° The pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-15

Local reactovigilance correspondents are responsible for : 1° Recording and analysing any reported incident or risk of incident likely to be due to an in vitro diagnostic medical device; 2° Declaring…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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