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Showing 66016610 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Courts dealing with secure detention

Article R53-8-40

The president of the chamber and the two councillors of the court of appeal who make up the regional court for secure detention belong to the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction this court sits.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-9-2

The Conseil national de l'ordre registers the service provider on a special list. This registration is exempt from the payment of fees. The Conseil national de l'ordre will send the applicant a receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-9

I. - In application of 2° of article L. 1334-15, the Prefect may require a survey to be carried out, at the expense of the building owner, to check that the measures planned or implemented under the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-5

…he right to object provided for in the first paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to the processing o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-2

A rights holder may object to an approved collective management organisation of which he is not a member issuing exploitation authorisations on his behalf. This objection may be notified to the approv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-3

…osecutor competent to issue the authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article 529-4 is the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the operator's register…

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

Article L5124-8-4

Subject to fulfilling their priority mission of providing medical support to the armed forces as mentioned in article L. 6147-7, the medical supply establishments of the armed forces health service ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R*221-82

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-81 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Inter-institutional centre

Article R6146-9-3

I - Establishments belonging to or associated with a regional hospital grouping may create inter-establishment clinical or medico-technical clusters.II - The head of the inter-institution cluster is a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-9

In exceptional cases, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall organise, on its own initiative or at the reasoned request of any competent authority responsible for the supervision o…

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