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Showing 41714180 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-4

…e applicable, information relating to long-term conditions on the list referred to inarticle D. 160-4 of the Social Security Code, and occupational diseases; d) Where applicable, information relating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

…or may then, if the requisitions are motivated, in whole or in part, by the grounds provided for in 4° to 7° of Article 144 and they specify that he intends to apply the provisions of this paragraph,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D143-4

…or education structure;2° Submission to an examination under the conditions set out in articles D. 436-3 and D. 438-2;3° Presentation to a care structure;4° Outings to take part in organised cultural…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

…with the supervision and assistance measures, obligations or prohibitions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sentence enforcement judge may, ex officio or at the reque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-4

Promotional advertising of the plasmas mentioned in article L. 1223-3 to members of the health professions authorised to prescribe or supply these labile blood products or to use them in the exercise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-41

Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed thr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-4

When a person prosecuted or convicted by the French courts is arrested outside national territory in application of the provisions on the European arrest warrant or extradition or in application of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-4

…y of the items deposited and, where applicable, kept by the depositor in accordance with article R. 1113-3.The receipt or a copy of the receipt is placed in the administrative file of the person conce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-48

…which public health institutions may provide on a subsidiary basis, as provided for in article L. 6145-7, are developed within the limits of the material and human resources essential to the performan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-4

…l the shares in a limited liability company being combined in one hand, the provisions of article 1844-5 of the Civil Code relating to judicial dissolution shall not apply.

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