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Showing 56215630 of 40133 articles for Art. CA Versailles 7-3-2024 n° 22/05759

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-1

The Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris Institutional Medical Commission may delegate all or some of the following powers to the local Institutional Medical Commission of a group of hospitals or of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7-2

…tribution of posts mentioned in 4° of II of article L. 6132-2 resulting from the initial shared medical project or its update, one or more hospital practitioner posts are to be filled, the director of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 792-0 bis

…a State other than France by a person who has the status of settlor, by inter vivos deed or mortis causa, with a view to placing assets or rights therein, under the control of an administrator, in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-1-1

…mmunity service, the convicted person has expressly stated that he or she waives this right. In the case provided for in 3°, the duration of home detention under electronic surveillance may not exceed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-7

…ecifies the procedures for monitoring and managing the risks and errors associated with the identification of the persons cared for which must be implemented by the professionals, establishments, serv…

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

Article 78-2-2

…deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of Article 21 of this Code, may carry out the identity checks provided for in the seventh paragraph of Article 78-2, for the purpose…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Declarants.

Article 395

1. Signatories of declarations are liable for omissions, inaccuracies and other irregularities in the declarations, subject to recourse against their principals. 2. Where the declaration has been draw…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

Where the contracting party has irrevocably opted for the delivery of securities, units or shares pursuant to 2° or 3° of article L. 131-1, and has expressly stated in the contract that this option do…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-1

The Public Prosecutor or, with his authorisation, the judicial police officer or agent or, in the case provided for in 3° of Article 21-3 and under the control of the latter, the investigation assista…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

…interest as compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of a criminal offence, but who cannot obtain compensation under the articles 706-3 or 706-14, may apply for assistance in recoverin…

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