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Showing 271280 of 35480 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-7-1995 n° 1533

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

I.-The approved bodies must comply with the following obligations: 1° The approved body, its director and the personnel responsible for carrying out the assessment and verification operations may not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-58

If an accredited body ceases to fulfil the conditions or fails to meet the obligations mentioned in Article R. 5211-56, accreditation is suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-59

Before examining the application for assessment, the approved body will ensure that the file includes in particular : - the general characteristics of the applicant, such as company name, name, addres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-55

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall decide on the application within seven months of the date of receipt of the complete file. Failing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

This Title, with the exception of Article 706-88, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provide…

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

Article R1333-76

I.-When they have already been justified in application of article R. 1333-47, radiological examinations carried out for preventive purposes in the context of occupational medicine and sports medicine…

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

Article R1333-75

The provisions of this sub-section apply to radiological examinations carried out on persons with no medical indication justifying such an examination. These examinations concern in particular those c…

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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 Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…landholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, created in accordance with the loi n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 et répondant aux diverses caractéristiques des articles L. 322-1 à L. 322-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-70

When the number of employees holding fixed-term employment contracts and the number of temporary employees has increased significantly compared with the situation at the last meeting of the Social and…

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