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Showing 17011710 of 18902 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 Sept. 2009 – no. 08-17.611

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-6

Where the application for registration concerns a herbal substance, a herbal preparation or a combination thereof included in the list drawn up for use in traditional herbal medicinal products by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-37

I.-The period of validity of the authorisations referred to inarticle L. 6122-8 is set at seven years.II -When the holder of the authorisation begins the healthcare activity or puts the heavy equipmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…233, R. 123-234, R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Book II, with the exception of articles R. 229-1 à R. 229-26 et R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-26

Until 31 December 2013, by way of derogation from Article L. 2334-29, the amount of the special allocation for housing teachers in Mayotte is calculated by multiplying the number of teachers concerned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D283

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 214-29 du code pénitentiaire, toute évasion fait l'objet d'une information immédiate par le chef de l'établissement aux autorités mentionnées à l'ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-31

…Employment or to the authority which replaces him in application of articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29, and to the Armaments Inspectorate in the case of gunpowder and explosives.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-49

…parties with the consent of the company expressed under the conditions set out inarticle 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-52

…parties with the consent of the company expressed under the conditions set out in article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-13

…the legislation applicable to the liquidation under the provisions of articles L. 326-20 to L. 326-29.II - As soon as the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is informed of the withdrawa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

…delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II). II - Wh…

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