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Showing 22312240 of 28615 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 12-7-1995 n° 1637

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71-1

Where the use of audiovisual means of telecommunication is possible only with the person's agreement, the latter shall make known his agreement within five days of being informed of the date of the he…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: JURISDICTION OF DECONCENTRAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Article R*122-3

By way of derogation from article R. * 122-1 and the first paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, on the rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to natural persons

Article R123-121-3

The documents certifying that the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the assignment of new assets or the withdrawal of assigned assets subsequent to the creati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 786

…e court hearing the adoption application, under the regime prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 66-500 du 11 juillet 1966 ;6° Inheritors in the direct descending line of the persons referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to interruptions of pregnancy by instrumental methods

Article R2212-12-2

In the event of serious adverse events during terminations of pregnancy, the health centre shall inform the Regional Health Agency within eight days. Each year, the health centre sends the regional he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-15

After it has been issued, the parallel import authorisation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-12-2

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-12

I. - Where it is found that there has been a breach that compromises the quality or safety of care, a breach by the legal representative of the managing body of the obligation to transmit the undertak…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-13

I.- In the event of repackaging, the holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall notify the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuous evaluation of the risk-benefit ratio and transmission of new data

Article R5121-74-7

In order to be able to continuously assess the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may at any…

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