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Showing 10211030 of 38458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-4-2010 n° 08-70.338

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-8

The provisions of articles L. 413-1, L. 413-3, L. 441-1, L. 451-1, L. 451-2, L. 451-5 and L. 454-1 to L. 454-4 of the French Consumer Code concerning the falsification of medicinal substances and the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-8

The rights attached to a patent application or patent are transferable in whole or in part. They may be the subject, in whole or in part, of an exclusive or non-exclusive licence to operate. The right…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-8

The purchaser accepts as sufficient proof that the applicant is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in Article L. 2341-1, Article L. 2141-4, 1° of Article L. 2341-3 and Article L. 2141-5, t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Maintaining the right to residence

Article R233-8

European Union citizens mentioned in 4° or 5° of article L. 233-1 admitted to residence in their capacity as a family member, retain their right to residence in the following situations:1° In the even…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-8

The Board of Directors deliberates on: 1° The general orientations of the establishment; 2° The multi-year contract of objectives that the establishment concludes with the State; 3° The annual or mult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Initial training of medical auxiliaries, nursing auxiliaries, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance drivers and dental assistants recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces

Article D4383-8

Military personnel and civil servants, contract employees and State workers working for the Ministry of Defence may be welcomed to take part in training activities in the schools or institutes trainin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-88

I.- Pursuant to the second paragraph of I of article L. 5126-4, changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-86 must be declared in advance to the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-85

The application for authorisation to create or transfer a pharmacy for internal use of the Paris fire brigade or the Marseilles marine fire brigade, as provided for in article L. 5126-4, is sent by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-89

The provisions of article R. 5126-85 and of the first paragraph of article R. 5126-86 relating to requests for the creation or transfer of pharmacies are applicable to requests for the closure of in-h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-86

I.-For the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade, the authorisation referred to in article R. 5126-74 is issued by the Minister of the Interior, after obtaining the opinion of the M…

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