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Showing 17011710 of 57098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-1-2013 n° 11-20.313

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-11

When the purpose of the meeting of the social and economic committee is to contribute to the definition of common safety rules in the establishment and to the observance of the prevention measures def…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article R513-11-10

I. - The importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations may only be authorised when these products are not available in sufficient quantities on national territory to cover patients' needs.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-11

A pharmaceutical establishment exporting a medicinal product must ask the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to certify that it holds the authorisation referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Definitions

Article R152-11

For the application of this Title : 1° The territory referred to as "France" means: mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pier…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-5

Financial allocations are made by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in order to contribute to: 1° The establishment and operation of guarantee or advance funds for the film industry a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering due to the nature of the purchaser

Article R2122-11

A contracting entity may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering:1° For the purposes of research, experimentation, study or development, without the objective of profitabil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-11

The operations mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 may only be carried out in the places governed by this section when the research envisaged does not allow these operations to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Departmental mobilisation plan

Article R3131-11

The departmental mobilisation plan referred to in article L. 3131-8 specifies the organisational procedures for the specific emergency measures that the departmental prefect may implement in emergency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-111

The application for an import authorisation must be sent by any means capable of providing a date certain and must indicate : 1° The name or business name and address of the natural or legal person re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special schemes

Article R5524-11

The provisions of section 4 of chapter IV of title II of book IV of the fifth part of the labour code (regulatory part) are applicable to Mayotte, subject to the following adaptations: 1° The amount o…

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