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Showing 12511260 of 22496 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Sept. 2016 – no. 14-28107

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

…1 is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. Article L. 4151-2 is a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-20

COMPOSITION OF THE APPLICATION FORM FOR THE COMMON GENERAL TRAINING COURSE FOR TEACHING, SUPERVISION AND TRAINING IN MOUNTAIN SPORTS The application includes the following documents: - an application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-2

I.-The pharmaceutical record contains : a) Data relating to the identity and identification of its holder, in particular his national health identifier, and, where applicable, data relating to the ide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-20-1

…the meaning ofarticle L. 752-3 of the French Commercial Code , with a total sales area in excess of 20,000 m2 ;2° Have an annual customer base in excess of 2 million;3° Have appropriate infrastructure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 201…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-1

…available to him at this stage and in accordance with the good practice defined by article R. 1131-20-5, the categories of family members potentially concerned by the information, having regard to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-20-2

…cedure for identifying deceased persons, provided for by the article 1 of the aforementioned decree no. 97-109 of 6 February 1997. At the request or by order of the competent magistrate, they are made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Hospitalisation at home activity

Article R6123-140

I.-The holder of the hospital at home authorisation contributes to the assessment and orientation of the patient. If necessary, they provide psychosocial care and therapeutic patient education. It is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

…eception areas for Travellers and family rental sites defined in 1° to 3° of II of Article 1 of Law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of Travellers;14° Contribution to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-7

…healthcare professional shall provide him with the information provided for in I of article R. 1111-20-1 and inform him of his right to object to the seizure provided for in article L. 1111-13-1. The…

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