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Showing 49214930 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry

Article 772

In the case provided for in Article 840, the copies of the application and of the exhibits delivered to the President shall, together with a copy of his order, be placed by the Registrar in the file,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-8

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 761-5 and L. 761-7 as well as the provisions adopted in application of these articles shall be recorded and prosecuted under the conditions laid down by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall cooperate closely with the supervisory authorities of insurance or reinsurance undertakings belonging to a group in other Member States of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-8

…tion is initiated by a payment service provider providing a payment initiation service mentioned in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1, the payer may not revoke the payment order after having given his cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-6

…answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent; 3° The right to the assistance of a lawyer; 4° The right to interpretation and translation; 5° The right of access to file documents; 6° The rig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-82

…al of the Regional Health Agency acknowledges receipt of the declaration received under Article R. 1413-79 and ensures that it is forwarded to the support centre for the prevention of healthcare-assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-80

The declaration mentioned in article R. 1413-79 includes: 1° The nature of the infection and the dates and circumstances of its occurrence or, failing this, of its discovery; 2° A mention of the inves…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-81

…he terms of article R. 6111-6, are organised in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 6111-14 to R. 6111-17. In health centres and nursing homes, an internal organisation for collecting and tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-88

…lth Agency and the head of the centre, based on the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1. The head of the centre submits an annual activity report to the Director General of the Regio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional antibiotic therapy centres

Article R1413-87

The regional antibiotic therapy centre is located in a healthcare establishment and may include several units located in other healthcare establishments in the region. It is appointed by the Director…

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