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Showing 131140 of 32584 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-7-2014 n° 13-15.948

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-7

The authorisation holder is recognised as a hospital cancer molecular genetics platform by the Institut National du Cancer in application of article L. 1415-2 or has a cooperative organisation with ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-7

Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 6123-88-1, palliative treatments for children and adolescents under the age of eighteen may be provided in external radiotherapy centres with an A or B rat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-13

The Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique hears the applicant at his request. It may hear any person whose opinion is of interest to the Commission. Any other person wishing to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136-1

When a person convicted in the circumstances mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code has not been sentenced to socio-judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

When an investigation is referred to the investigating judge on the basis of articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-2

Where, pursuant to Article 351 of this Code, the question of the application of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code in relation to an accused charged with murder, assassination,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13-1

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-7

Mobility vouchers are presented for redemption by approved companies to the issuer. The issuer verifies that the presenter is an approved company, and then instructs the bank holding the mobility vouc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment of salaried commercial court clerks

Article R743-139-7

The salaried commercial court clerk is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice. The order specifies the name or company name of the holder of the office within which the salaried clerk performs…

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