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Showing 35313540 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-89-2

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the first sentence of the last paragraph of article R. 1413-83 reads as follows: "The centre is a member of the territorial vigilance and support network mentioned in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-89-1

The "Systemic drug treatments for cancer" modality comprises the following entries: 1° Entry A providing systemic drug treatments for cancer in adults, excluding intensive chemotherapy mentioned in en…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-8

I.-The costs and disbursements for which the professional may claim reimbursement are as follows:1° With regard to judicial administrators, plan executioners, judicial agents and liquidators:a) Any su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-4

As the competent national authority, the national member may receive and transmit, as appropriate, to the competent authorities of the other Member States or to the French judicial authorities any req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-8-1

Persons who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or who are beneficiaries of such a scheme may be asked to take part in non-interventional research. By way of derogation, the Personal Data P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

The "Oncological surgery" modality comprises the following entries: I.-Category A providing oncology surgery in adults for one or more of the following seven tumour locations, mentioned in the authori…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-8

Under terms specified by the decree provided for in article 706-53-12, the file manager shall directly notify the Ministry of the Interior, which shall immediately forward the information to the compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-8

The Office registers the application and, if necessary, requests any missing documents. On receipt of the initial application, the Office informs the manufacturer or manufacturers of the medicinal pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-8-1

In terms of the economical management of space and the fight against the artificialisation of land, territorialised rules ensure that the objectives are applied to the different parts of the region id…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-8

The cost of monitoring treated patients is borne by the marketing authorisation holder for the medicinal product or by the company which operates the medicinal product and which has been authorised to…

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