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Showing 91100 of 59566 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-1999 n° 96-22.914

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Equipment characteristics and conditions of use

Article R4323-96

Personal protective equipment is reserved for personal use in the context of the professional activities of the person to whom it is assigned. However, if the nature of the equipment and the circumsta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-96

The first forward sale of residential premises mentioned in article A. 444-95 (number 60 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° On the first deed containing the forward sale contract itself, of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-96

The judicial authority which issued the decision on the basis of which the public prosecutor issued a European protection order shall inform the latter: 1° Of any modification or revocation of that me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-96

Hospital practitioners governed by this section may use the title of former hospital doctor, surgeon, psychiatrist, specialist, biologist, odontologist or pharmacist, if they have effectively performe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Paid practice of medicine.

Article R4127-96

Subject to the provisions applicable to health establishments, medical records are kept under the responsibility of the doctor who drew them up.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article R5141-96

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail shall inform the European Medicines Agency, the other Member States of the Europe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-96

For nurses exempted from registration on the roll, the operations of registering their training qualifications or their authorisation and collecting or updating the information mentioned in the second…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-96

Where the regulations specific to the activity carried out provide that the declaration or application for authorisation is made after registration in the register, the supporting document is provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-96

An order of the minister responsible for health determines the operating conditions of mortuary chambers.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Exceptional conditions of administration.

Article R5121-96

Doctors, dental surgeons or midwives who do not practice in an establishment, service or centre mentioned in article R. 5121-88 or who do not meet the conditions set out in article R. 5121-91 may be a…

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