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Showing 13011310 of 43747 articles for Art. s. L. 145-19 et L. 145-20

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of the depositary.

Article 1940

…on who made the deposit has been divested of his powers of administration, the deposit may only be returned to the person who has the administration of the depositor's property.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Necessary deposit.

Article 1950

Witness evidence may be received for the necessary deposit, even when it is for a value greater than the figure provided for in Article 1359.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary deposit.

Article 1921

Voluntary deposits are formed by the mutual consent of the person making the deposit and the person receiving it.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-20

…uring a financial year is likely to lead to a substantial change in the value of the company's shares. In addition, a valuation is carried out by experts at least every five years. This valuation is o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation Commission

Article R4123-20

The parties to the dispute are summoned to a meeting and heard by the member(s) of the commission to seek conciliation. A report of total or partial conciliation or a report of non-conciliation is dra…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-20

The provisions of articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26 and R. 618-1 to R. 618-3 are applicable to the decisions, notification and time limits provided for in articles R. 614-1 to R. 614-19.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-20

…R. 5122-19 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the manufacturer or distributor of the product. It must be accompanied b…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-20

When informed of one of the events mentioned in Article L. 5212-2, the Director of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Med…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

The information provided for in I and II of Article L. 5232-5 shall be made available in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation. To this…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-5

The provisions contained in articles 19-3 and 19-4 are not applicable to children born in France to diplomatic agents or career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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