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Showing 161170 of 50630 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 28-2-2018 n° 17-13.269

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-283

When the holder of the authorisation for the surgical care activity referred to in 1° of I of article R. 6123-202 provides care for children under III of the same article, it must comply with the prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-280

The outpatient surgery unit is staffed by a medical and paramedical team which may include staff who also work as full-time inpatients on the same site. However, members of the team who do not work pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-281

The full-time inpatient unit comprises single or double rooms, equipped with a call system.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-282

An operating charter specific to each care unit is drawn up and specifies in particular: 1° The organisation of the unit, in particular the staff, opening hours, organisation of care and medical opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-28

Articles R. 6223-26 and R. 6223-27 also apply to the transfer free of charge of all or part of its shares by one of the members.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial training

Article D722-28

The initial training obligation provided for in Article L. 722-17 applies to elected commercial court judges who have never held office or who did not fulfil the said training obligation during their…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-28

When the application for authorisation to operate provided for in Article L. 342-17-1 concerns a conveyor belt that does not have the same technical characteristics and conditions of use as an already…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They k…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

I.-Category A and B customs officers, specially designated by order of the ministers responsible for justice and the budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

I.-Category A and B environmental inspectors competent to investigate and record environmental offences pursuant to Article L. 172-1 of the Environment Code assigned to the French Biodiversity Office,…

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