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Showing 40014010 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
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-79

A member who has been banned directly or indirectly from practising medicine or dentistry or who has been banned temporarily from providing care to insured persons may be forced to withdraw from the c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 79-1

…fore its birth has been declared to the civil registry, the civil registrar draws up a birth record and a death record on production of a medical certificate stating that the child was born alive and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-76

Once the surveyor(s) have submitted a description of the damage and the other conclusions of the survey, the guarantee fund will pay, within a maximum of three months from the date of submission or, f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives.

Article R812-7

Under the provisions of Article L. 812-3, benefit from exemption from the examination for admission to the traineeship :

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

The national automated DNA fingerprint database centralises DNA traces and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-7

…jurisdiction of an investigating division when there is no such division within the judicial court and the elements of the case appear to him to require a measure of pre-trial detention, it may reque…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-7

…overned by titles II, III or IV of the general statute of civil servants, employees mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1, or public employees governed by special statutes, on secondment or seco…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-31

…visions of Article 750, the maximum duration of judicial restraint is set at one year when the fine and pecuniary penalties imposed for one of the offences mentioned in article 706-26 or for related c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

…e manner for a maximum of three months each. The decisions provided for in the preceding paragraphs and those ruling on applications for release may be appealed to the Investigating Chamber within twe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-32

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 706-81 to 706-87 of this code, and for the sole purpose of recording the offences of acquiring, offering or transferring narcotics referred to in articl…

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