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Showing 331340 of 38458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-4-2010 n° 08-70.338

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public and civil proceedings

Article 808

The second paragraph of article 2-8 is worded as follows:"Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years at the date of the events and whose purpose, by virtue of its articles o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89-1

The Minister for Health defines national guidelines for the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections and the prevention of resistance to anti-infectives, in particular antibiotic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 814

In New Caledonia, when police custody takes place outside the communes of Nouméa, Mont-Doré, Dumbea and Paita and it appears materially impossible for a lawyer to travel there, the powers vested in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-2

You can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-4)

Article Annexe 8-5-1

You can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authenticated electronic Official Journal No 301 of 28 December 2016 text No 55 at the following address: https://www.legifrance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-8

Equipment grants awarded by the State for operations undertaken by multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates, which meet the conditions set by article D. 5212-9, are increased by 20% without the total gr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-82

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6431-77 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: - the conditions under which the staff of the health agency sys…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-83

Expenditure and revenue relating to the care provided to prisoners in prisons and to the health agency shall be recorded in the health agency's budget.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-81

The following are covered by the State : - expenditure on prevention and health education activities ; - the travel costs of the agency's healthcare professionals working in the prison.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-80

The State ensures the safety of the health agency's staff involved in the tasks defined in article R. 6431-76.

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