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Showing 33213330 of 58479 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-1-1987 n° 85-14.930

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-79

A member who has been banned directly or indirectly from practising medicine or dentistry or who has been banned temporarily from providing care to insured persons may be forced to withdraw from the c…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual obligations of training providers and holders of the personal training account

Article R6333-7

When the Caisse des dépôts et consignations finds that the holder of a personal training account has failed to honour the commitments he has entered into, it may, depending on the nature of the failur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Hospital duties for odontology students.

Article R6153-71

The hospital odontology students mentioned in article R. 6153-63 are subject to the disciplinary system applicable to students. In the event of a disciplinary offence committed by one of these student…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-7

The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall, in compliance with the principles set out in Section 1, implement means and measures to ensure the protection of public health, public health and s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-2

The recipient of the mailings, deliveries and notifications referred to in Article 748-1 must expressly consent to the use of electronic means, unless special provisions require the use of this method…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-48

If the sentenced person commits, during the period of enforcement of the penal restraint, a felony or a misdemeanour under ordinary law followed by an unsuspended custodial sentence, the sentencing co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-7

The report or record : 1° Contains a brief description of the circumstances in which the sample was taken ; 2° Relates : a) The marks and labels affixed to the primary or outer packaging ; b) The size…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-7

I.-The investor is exempt from the authorisation requirement set out in this chapter: 1° Where the investment is made between entities all belonging to the same group, i.e. more than 50% of the capita…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Identification and role of the project manager in global contracts

Article L2171-7

The conditions of performance of a global contract involving the design of a work include the obligation to identify a project management team responsible for the design of this work and for monitorin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-7

When a professional practising one of the professions mentioned in Article L. 4364-1 is issued with an authorisation to practise or a declaration to provide a service, he or she must have the language…

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