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Showing 22812290 of 50718 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 13-2-2002 n° 00-17.994 FS-PBR

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D44-2

The public prosecutor, after gathering the observations of the investigating judge(s) and, where applicable, the juvenile court judge(s), as well as those of the president(s) of the criminal division(…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-25

The decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency is notified to the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It will be published in the journal of admi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-24

The application for administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 6211-2 as it read prior to the entry into force of Order No. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biolo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-26

Each time a change is made to one of the elements listed in Article D. 6221-24, the declaration provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6211-2 as it read prior to the entry into force of Or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-28

For the application of 4° and 5° of I ofArticle 7 of Order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biology, at least one examination per family of medical biology examinations sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-27

Withdrawal of authorisation may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency where it has been established, through an inspection carried out pursuant to Article L. 6231-1, that th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-29

The medical biology laboratory shall inform the regional health agency within whose jurisdiction it is located electronically that it has obtained accreditation for the various percentages set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-2

I.-A management company established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which applies to manage a UCITS governed by French law and aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

Only a doctor who meets one of the following conditions may practise occupational medicine: 1° Be qualified in occupational medicine ; 2° Have been authorised, on an exceptional basis, to continue pra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-2

In the event of a trust entered into by way of security, the contract shall mention, on pain of nullity, in addition to the provisions set out in

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