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Showing 49114920 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 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-76

The Wallis and Futuna Health Agency is responsible for providing prisoners with the care defined in article L. 6431-4, participating in the reception and treatment of emergencies and contributing to p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-79

…gathers epidemiological data collected during the medical check-up on entry, in accordance with a standard form, the model for which is set by a joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-72

…a hospital hygiene operational team comprising staff, in particular medical or pharmaceutical staff and nurses, who it is necessary to assign, for all or part of their professional activity, to the im…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Psychiatric care procedure

Article D3844-7

For the application of 1° of article R. 3223-11, the words: "order of the Minister for Health" are replaced by the words: "order of the State representative".

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-7

…vel of training, as well as the professional training required in addition to this course of study, and who can justify: a) A diploma or qualification deemed to be of the same level as the certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-71

…ies with the following requirements:1° Have a full-time inpatient unit for cardiac surgery patients and protected operating theatres dedicated to this activity;2° To have :a) An intensive care unit au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-7

In article L. 4124-6, the words "the départements" are replaced by the words "New Caledonia and its provinces and French Polynesia".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-7

For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia of article L. 1142-17 : I. - The first three paragraphs of the article are replaced by the following provisions: When the damage is compensabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

…evy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multipolarised communes of large urban areas, as defined by the National Institute for St…

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