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Showing 46614670 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aggressive commercial practices

Article L121-7

…repeated and unwanted solicitations by telephone, fax, e-mail or any other means of distance communication; 4° Compelling a consumer who wishes to claim compensation under an insurance policy to produ…

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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 706-136

…inst the person, for a period that it shall determine and that may not exceed ten years in criminal cases and twenty years if the acts committed constitute a felony or misdemeanour punishable by ten y…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-6

…t judge hears the prosecution's submissions and the sentenced person's observations and, where applicable, those of his lawyer, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 712-16…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

…upt the maintenance of good order and security in the establishment or to endanger the life or physical or psychological integrity of prison staff or inmates in the establishment. In the case of those…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…only reduce the length of the security period or terminate it after the convicted person has been incarcerated for a period of at least twenty years. In the event that the Assize Court has decided tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-7

…d to driving outside the scope of professional activity; it may not be suspended, even partially;2° Cancellation of the driving licence or driving permit for French motorised pleasure craft at sea and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The definition of the shared medical project provided for in II of Article L. 6132-2 ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article R5125-71

The application for authorisation to trade medicinal products electronically and to create a website to trade medicinal products electronically provided for in article L. 5125-36 is sent by the pharma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-77

…ufacturers; 2° The name of the veterinary medicinal product followed by the strength and pharmaceutical form as well as the common name when the medicinal product contains only one active substance an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-78

…indirect holding, he will send the documents mentioned in article R. 6145-77 to the Rector of the academic region for his opinion in the case of projects concerning training activities or projects co…

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