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Showing 44414450 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

…ade union organisations that have filed the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 462

Judgment is given either at the same hearing at which the debates took place, or at a later date. In the latter case, the chairman informs the parties present of the day on which the judgment will be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

…n France shall build up a safety stock intended for the national market referred to in article L. 5121-29, in accordance with the procedures defined in this article. Safety stock means the stocking of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 433

The judge may place under court protection a person who, for one of the reasons set out in Article 425, needs temporary legal protection or representation to perform certain specified acts. This measu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-4

…Health.The National Health Conference meets as a standing committee, as provided for in article D. 1411-41, and as a standing working group, as provided for in article D. 1411-43, at least four times…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 433

Discussions shall be public except where the law requires them to be held in chambers.What is provided for in this respect at first instance shall be observed on appeal, unless otherwise provided.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Telehealth in the workplace

Article R4624-41-4

The healthcare professional shall ensure that the videotaped visit or examination can be carried out under satisfactory sound and visual conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the exchanges.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 448

The designation by a person of one or more persons to perform the duties of curator or guardian in the event that he or she is placed under curatorship or guardianship is binding on the judge, unless…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 410

…excused shall be tried by a judgement contradictoire to be served, unless the provisions of Article 411 are applied. If a lawyer appears to defend the accused, he must be heard if he so requests, even…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-6

…le for support for the author's career, the project must comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functio…

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