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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Conditions common to 'oncology' and 'oncology and onco-haematology'.

Article D6124-177-71

Care is organised in such a way that, depending on the patient's clinical condition, at least two individual or group treatment sequences are provided each working day in the case of full hospitalisat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-139

…rticle 706-136 or the obligation of care provided for in l'article 706-136-1 is punishable, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code, to two years' impris…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 770-1

…a foreign court and this conviction appears on bulletin no. 1 of his criminal record, he may apply to the criminal court of his place of residence, or of Paris if he resides abroad, to have this entr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-1

The mention of a conviction in bulletin no. 3 may be excluded under the conditions laid down by

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-147

Measures ordered pursuant to this Title shall apply even where they are ordered after the date of cessation of payments and notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 632-1 of the French Commercial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-119

If the investigating judge considers, when his investigation appears to be complete, that he is likely to apply the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code relating to a person's lack of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-12

An appeal against the orders referred to in 1° of Article 712-11 shall be referred to the president of the enforcement division of the court of appeal, who shall rule by reasoned order in the light of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable before the criminal court

Article 706-133

If it considers that the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Penal Code are applicable, the criminal court shall render a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-124

…Criminal Code is not applicable, the Investigating Chamber shall order that the person be referred to the competent trial court.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

I.-The provisions of I of article L. 533-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, insofar as they invest in shares admitted to trading on a reg…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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