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Showing 17211730 of 62179 articles for Art. 25-8 II al. 2

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-8

The owner or holder of the product or, where applicable, the representative of the transport company may include in the report or minutes any statements that he or she considers relevant. The owner or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

…gement of receipt, a dossier containing the following information: 1° The identity of the sponsor ; 2° The framework of the trial: a) The title and objective of the trial ; b) The site or sites of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Valuation

Article D6114-8

…tract, from among the indicators set at national level and the indicators mentioned in article R. 6122-24. For university hospital centres, this procedure takes into account the evaluation of the comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R6145-83

The information mentioned in article R. 6145-82 is made public on the establishment's website.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R6145-82

…ital centre which creates a subsidiary, takes control of a company within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code or participates, directly or indirectly within the meaning of article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment.

Article R6152-8

With a view to the appointment of a hospital practitioner, the head of the department, on a proposal from the head of the service or, failing this, the head of the functional unit or another internal…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: The facts.

Article 8

The judge may invite the parties to provide such explanations of fact as he considers necessary for the resolution of the dispute.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 8

Every Frenchman shall enjoy civil rights.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 81

…gative acts under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in articles 151 and 152.The investigating judge must verify the information gathered in this way.The investigating judge s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 82

…udge), referred to by the investigating judge, does not issue an order within ten days of his referral.

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