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Showing 18211830 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-7

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1341-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1341-1 -The Poison Control Centre provided for by Article L. 6431-3 shall have acces…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

…liberty already served under the sentence will be deducted from the sentence still to be enforced; 3° That the competent authority of the executing State may decide to adapt the custodial sentence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

…Prosecutor's Office shall obtain the convicted person's consent where this is required pursuant to 3° of Article 728-11. If the convicted person is a minor or is the subject of a protection measure,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-7

…al of the Treasury or his representative; 2° The Director of Social Security or his representative; 3° The Director of the Budget or his representative; 4° Two representatives of insurance companies a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2531-7

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 2531-2 and L. 2531-3, account is taken, as provided for in article R. 130-2 of the Social Security Code, of employees assigned within each establis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual obligations of training providers and holders of the personal training account

Article R6333-7

…training account will be recalculated, without prejudice to the penalties provided for in articles 313-3 and 441-6 of the Criminal Code. Entitlements, expressed in euros, obtained as a result of a fr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

…and weapons and property related to nuclear materials provided for by 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9 and articles L. 1333-11, L. 1333-13-1 à L. 1333-13-6 and L. 1333-14 of the Defence Code; 2° Of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-76

…cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal of household waste calculated on the basis of the service prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-5

…rised by the public prosecutor or investigating judge, in accordance with the provisions of article 78-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-7

If the quantified objectives for the supply of care mentioned in 2° of the I of Article L. 1434-3 for the "care without consent" section of the psychiatric authorisation mentioned in Article R. 6122-2…

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