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Showing 52515260 of 39506 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 4-7-2007 n° 06-11.659

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Human body products not subject to the provisions of this Title.

Article R1211-49

The following products of the human body are not subject to the provisions of this Title: 1° Hair ; 2° Nails ; 3° hair ; 4° Teeth.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-7

The collection, excluding contentious procedures, of charges for water consumption and charges for collective and non-collective sanitation may be entrusted to the same body, which will show the detai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 442-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 401, the public prosecutor and the parties' lawyers may put questions directly to the accused, the civil party, the witnesses and any persons called to the stand,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-7

If the person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued fails, without legitimate reason, to appear before the public prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 439

On pain of lapsing, the safeguard of justice measure may not exceed one year, renewable once under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Article 442. When the safeguard of justice has been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

For the purposes of investigating and prosecuting the offence provided for in article 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-74

From the effective date of the astreinte ordered by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, its chairman or the magistrate he designates, after having taken any further steps, informs t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

Articles 706-80 to 706-87 and 706-95 to 706-103 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment: 1° Of the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5426-1, L. 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62-2

Without prejudice to the application of Article 706-58, in the event of proceedings relating to a felony or misdemeanour mentioned in articles 628,706-73 and 706-73-1, where the hearing of a person re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-23

The National Council shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders. The minimu…

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