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Showing 181190 of 56759 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-1-1980 n° 77-12.158

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-77

The person concerned or their lawyer may be issued with a copy of all or part of the documents in the proceedings file in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 165. The case file can also be co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-77

Until the expiry of the contentious appeal period, or where contentious proceedings have been initiated, until the court decision has become final, the media files including the copy of the source pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-77

The registries and registry secretariats of the administrative and judicial courts shall send the Office, by any means capable of establishing the date of receipt, a copy of the procedural documents r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-77

Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication are carried out using medical devices that comply with article R. 1333-78, following the individual justification and optimisation proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-77

The appropriations for the first fraction of the special assistance are distributed among the regional prefects on the basis of the population of each region weighted by its need for facilities in ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-77

The sentenced person's individual file provided for by Article D. 49-29 is kept by the registry of the Paris enforcement judge. A copy of all or part of this file is kept by the registry of the compet…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to confidentiality and cooperation

Article R613-77

Where the procedures for transmitting information to the persons mentioned in 7° of III of Article L. 613-49 do not guarantee an appropriate level of confidentiality, the supervisory board or the reso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sole subsection: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-77

In the absence of the agreement mentioned inarticle L. 3142-129, the employee informs the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least three months before the start of the leave or the period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Regional support structures for healthcare quality and patient safety

Article R1413-77

The regional healthcare quality and patient safety support structures designated under article R. 1413-76 are members of the regional vigilance and support network for their region mentioned in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article D821-77

The period defined in the second paragraph of article L. 821-14 is set at four months from the request or initiative mentioned in the first paragraph of the same article. The period referred to in the…

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