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Showing 35413550 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Physician or pharmacist assigned to a medical biology laboratory under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6213-7-1

When the Minister for Defence so requests, the Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the National Medical Biology Commission, in its formation provided for in Article R. 6213-19, ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-79

Containers or packaging containing narcotics and used for their import or export, transport or possession must bear a label of a size appropriate to their volume, affixed in such a way that it cannot…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-1

When the disappearance of a minor or a protected adult of full age has just occurred or has been noted, officers of the judicial police or, under their supervision, judicial police officers may, on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-7

…out a full search of a person in police custody, this must be decided by a judicial police officer and carried out in an enclosed area by a person of the same sex as the person being searched. A full…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-7

…e planned with a view to investigating offences, the Public Prosecutor shall be informed in advance and may object. The public prosecutor is informed immediately, by any means, as soon as an offence i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-7

…in the Conseil d'Etat, with the exception of those relating to the Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy and the Commission for the Coordination of Public Health Policies, which are determined…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-7

The tenderer or contract holder is obliged to communicate the subcontract to the purchaser at the latter's request.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-7

…ng of a new outlet: 1° If it is carried out by the owner of the business or his successors in title and if it does not increase the number of existing outlets in the said municipality; 2° If it is not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…441-1 are as follows:1° The special technical provision, from which are deducted the benefits paid and management charges, within the limits set by the agreement, and to which are allocated the contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-7

…t party to the agreement on the European Economic Area with a view to their non-profit distribution and dispensing. The pharmacist in charge of the establishment must participate in the general manage…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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