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Showing 90019010 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

In application of 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical project and shared care project

Article R6132-5-1

I - A joint medical and nursing committee, comprising equal numbers of members of the group medical committee and members of the group nursing, rehabilitation and medical-technical committee, may be s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

I.-Any establishment or body referred to in Article L. 4211-9-1 or any pharmaceutical establishment referred to in Articles L. 5124-1 or L. 5124-9-1 shall set up and keep up to date a system ensuring…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-2

…rovided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 is granted when the following conditions are met: 1° The applicant satisfies the conditions laid down in article R. 464-5-4; 2° It discloses its participation in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-2

…ts covered by 1° of Article L. 134-1, I of Article A. 132-4-1 applies as follows:1° Where the technical rate used is not zero, the literary explanation referred to in 2° of I of article A. 132-4-1 als…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…usiness;2° Immediately produce a document presenting the business to potential buyers;3° Where applicable, initiate the environmental assessment referred to in article L. 623-1 of the French Commercia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

…up in writing and includes the following particulars: 1° The identity of the parties; 2° Where applicable, the conditions relating to working hours, in particular night work; 3° The times during which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-1

…entity of the customer in one of the following ways: 1° By using : a) A means of electronic identification certified or attested by the Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-2

…mentioned in b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 which are presented in a modified-release oral pharmaceutical form different from that of the reference proprietary medicinal product are identified by a deci…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…n with an in-competition test in individual sports, the competent federation or the organiser shall cancel the individual results obtained during the competition by the athlete who committed the viola…

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