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Showing 33213330 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation procedure and activity monitoring

Article R6323-32

The application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 6323-4-3 shall be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency by any means that provides a date of receipt. It is accompanied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation procedure and activity monitoring

Article R6323-33

Each year, the birthing centre draws up and sends to the regional health agency an activity report, the content of which is set by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 392

Interruption of the proceedings entails interruption of the time limit.This time limit continues to run in the event of suspension of the proceedings unless the proceedings are suspended only for a ti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 300

If the defendants do not agree to challenge, the lot settles among themselves the rank in which they make the challenges. In this case, jurors challenged by one, and in that order, are challenged by a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 349

…This consent is given in accordance with the forms provided for in the second paragraph of article 348-3. It may be withdrawn at any time until the adoption is granted.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-36

…iving boards are run-up and take-off areas for diving. They include: - springboards measuring 1 and 3 metres; - platforms measuring 1, 3, 5, 7, 50 and 10 metres. The overhead and underwater safety gau…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 385

…r to it under the conditions provided for, as the case may be, by the fourth paragraph of article 183 or by Article 217, or if the order was not made in accordance with the provisions of Article 184,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2143-3

In support of its application, the candidate shall produce: 1° A declaration on honour to the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-5 and L. 214…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 370

After pronouncing the judgment, the presiding judge will, if appropriate, warn the accused of the option granted to him, depending on the case, to lodge an appeal or appeal in cassation and will infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398

…ost senior magistrate of the highest rank. However, for the trial of the offences listed in article 398-1, it is composed of a single one of these magistrates exercising the powers conferred on the pr…

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