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Showing 26512660 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

…the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in this chapter and any other file or col…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

…r to allow the public prosecutor to notify the head of the prison in accordance with articles D. 77 and D. 158, the family court judge or the children's judge shall inform this magistrate of decisions…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

Customs officers may inspect goods, means of transport and persons under the conditions set out in this article and in articles 60-1 to 60-10. The same articles 60-1 to 60-10 apply to the implementati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-11-1

…t least equivalent remuneration for equivalent working time, falling within the same classification and without any change in the place of work, the employer will notify the employee of this proposal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

…ecision-maker may appoint a lawyer or ask for a lawyer to be appointed by the President of the Bar, and they may ask for the person to be examined by a doctor. Except in the case of insurmountable cir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-2

…to assist the person at the hearing. If it has not been possible to notify the guardian or curator and if the person heard has not been assisted by a lawyer, the statements made by this person may no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article R*160-11

In the absence of notification made in accordance with article R. 160-9 and subject to the application of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article L. 160-8, the cancellation of the insurance co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-11

I.-Health establishments authorised for interventional medicine, surgery or radiology and holders of authorisations for medical care and rehabilitation or home hospitalisation, applying systemic cance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

Articles D. 1161-1 to R. 1161-26 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I and subject to the adaptations me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-2

The collection, control, storage, traceability and transport of faeces carried out by the establishments or organisations mentioned inArticle L. 513-11-1, including in the context of research involvin…

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