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Showing 46414650 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-7

…f conception which may be brought to the attention of a doctor, at his request, in the event of medical necessity pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 2141-6.This information relates in part…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

I.-For the application of Article L. 356-12, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall apply either the general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-7

…arked nil, it is given or sent by the authority to the manager of the legal entity. In the opposite case, the competent administrative authority informs the manager of the legal entity that the bullet…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical provisions for other insurance operations

Article R343-7

The technical provisions corresponding to other insurance operations are as follows: 1° Mathematical provision for annuities: present value of the company's commitments in respect of annuities and ann…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 7

…ken; I. Marital status (single, married, divorced, separated, cohabiting, separated); J. Where applicable, surname and first name of the applicant's spouse and children; K. Applicant's contact details…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

…court and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52 and 382. As regards minors, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the inves…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-7

…in article R. 4321-5, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised to use the following techniques and carry out the following procedures: 1° Massages, in particular manual lymphatic drainage ; 2° Postur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…here necessary by agents of the judicial police, may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the Articles 56 to 62 for the purpose of searching for and discov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

Any healthcare professional or any legal representative of a healthcare establishment, medico-social establishment or service or autonomous cosmetic surgery facility must declare without delay to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D4311-7

…scribes the multi-year guidelines. This review and these guidelines relate in particular to pay and career paths, the promotion of parity in the context of training initiatives, gender diversity in th…

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