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Showing 29012910 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-57-1

…implantable medical devices manufactured from tissues of animal origin mentioned in Article R. 5211-23-1. If, in the light of this verification, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…st within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, the second paragraph of article 311-23, article 342-12 or article 357 in respect of a joint child, the name previously devolved or chose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 X

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-9-1

…Committee, nor for the adoption of the initial budget, nor for the application of articles L. 7122-23 and L. 7122-25. The Assembly of French Guyana shall meet in one and the same place at least once…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-9-1

…ouncil, nor for the adoption of the preliminary budget, nor for the application of Articles L. 7222-23 and L. 7222-25. The Assembly of Martinique shall meet in one and the same place at least once eve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-39

…editor sends the liquidator the information provided for in Article L. 622-25 and to article R. 622-23. If this information has already been provided by the creditor or on his behalf in a declaration…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-2

…pter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

…ackage leaflet was last revised. For medicinal products included on the list referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…n of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

…provisions or when they have communicated information to the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 pursuant to Article L. 561-25 or when they have, in good faith, reported a discrepancy pursuant t…

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