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Showing 14111420 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public health establishments specifically designed to receive people who have been imprisoned or placed in secure detention.

Article R6147-66

The public health establishments mentioned in article L. 6141-5 are subject to the provisions of Title I of this book, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public health establishments specifically designed to receive people who have been imprisoned or placed in secure detention.

Article R6147-69

By way of derogation from article R. 6145-28, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health are responsible for the supervision of establishments intended exclusively for prisoners or persons pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public health establishments specifically designed to receive people who have been imprisoned or placed in secure detention.

Article R6147-68

Public health establishments intended exclusively for the treatment of prisoners or persons subject to secure detention are national establishments. Notwithstanding article R. 6141-10, they are create…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 497

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the person civilly liable as regards civil interests only; 3° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests only; 4° To the public prosecutor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-5

In the cases provided for in the articles 628-2 to 628-4, the committal or arrest warrant retains its enforceability; prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

The Board of Directors defines the Agency's general policy and deliberates on : 1° The public health programme provided for in article L. 6431-4 ; 2° The medical project ; 3° The master plan as well a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-6

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2372-4, the managers of each of the companies participating in the cross-border operation negotiate with the special negotiating body wi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-40

Any transfer of the work with a view to its exploitation outside the initial press title or a coherent press family is subject to the express prior agreement of its author expressed on an individual b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-45

Article L. 132-41 applies as from the entry into force of an industry agreement determining the minimum wage for professional journalists who derive most of their income from the use of still images a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

A commission is set up, chaired by a representative of the State, and composed, in addition, of half representatives of representative professional press organisations and half representatives of repr…

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