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Showing 611620 of 56772 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-1-2025 n° 23-18.643

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-23

The activities defined in a, c, d, e and f of 1° of article R. 2142-1 must be carried out within an establishment authorised to carry out surgical or gynaecology-obstetrics activities, in a centre com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure.

Article R1142-23

The Commission may delegate conciliation to one of its members or to one or more independent mediators who, by virtue of their qualifications and experience, offer guarantees of competence and indepen…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Due date.

Article L511-23

A sight bill is payable on presentation. It must be presented for payment within one year from its date. The drawer may shorten this period or stipulate a longer one. These time limits may be shortene…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-23

The three levels of health and safety coordinator competence are: 1° Level 1: ability to coordinate all operations; 2° Level 2: ability to coordinate second and third category operations; 3° Level 3:…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-23

In the event of serious or immediate danger and where the provision of services is not regulated pursuant to Book IV, the administrative authority shall take the necessary emergency measures by order.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-23

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in particular on the basis of the information, concerns or adverse assessment, if any, communicated by the host State authorities, refuse to a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-37

The beneficiaries of aid for difficult programming are operators of cinemas in operation at the time of notification of the decision to award the aid.In the event of a change of operator during the pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuation of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-23

For the purposes of ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to II of Article L. 631-15, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and accordi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, active implantable medical devices must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the follo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-23

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) determines an annual program…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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