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Showing 711720 of 58927 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-6-2010 n° 09-65.482

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-1

Expert medical psychiatrists and expert psychologists affiliated to a scheme for self-employed workers may, by specially reasoned decision of the requesting authority, be remunerated on presentation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-66-1

An undesirable event associated with the care provided during investigations, treatments, cosmetic medical procedures or preventive actions is an event that is unexpected with regard to the patient's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-6-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 2143-3, the doctor at the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 collects the data mentioned in article R. 2143-9 and sends it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-6

The prefect's decision shall state the reasons on which it is based and shall mention the time limits and channels for appeal. It is notified to the applicant either by administrative means against a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-6

The articles of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for allocable expenditure and revenue, to group 90 "Allocated operations", completed by the most detailed subdivision o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-6

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-6

Each mandate states the local authority, budget, financial year and charge to which the expenditure applies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-6

The articles of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for allocable expenditure and revenue, to group 90 "Allocated operations", completed by the most detailed subdivision o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4364-11-6

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-1

The pharmaceutical establishment of a company or organisation mentioned in Article R. 5124-2 engaged in wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution shall verify that the medicinal products rece…

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