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Showing 30913100 of 43491 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 Apr. 2012 – no. 11-13.527

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-31

The facilities are architecturally and functionally designed in such a way as to guarantee the necessary hygiene and aseptic conditions for each resident, as well as respect for their privacy and dign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-32

…premises and do not communicate with these premises. The areas mentioned in 2° to 4° of article D. 6322-33 and the premises mentioned in 1° of article D. 6322-34 are sufficiently insulated to ensure h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-33

The facilities comprise : 1° A reception area ; 2° A full-time or part-time hospitalisation area; 3° An operating area, including at least one post-intervention monitoring room; 4° Possibly, an area f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-36

The reception area provided for in Article D. 6322-33 includes a reception, a secretariat, one or more medical consultation desks and a waiting room.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-39

The hospital premises also include a nursing room on each floor.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Modulation of sentences according to the scale and seriousness of the offence and the personality of the offender, special provisions, repeat offending

Article 369

…de, order that their enforcement be deferred, decide that the conviction not be entered in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record. If there is more than one offender for the same act of fraud, the cour…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

…dministration; the Public Prosecutor may bring it as an accessory action to the public prosecution. 3. In proceedings referred to customs officers pursuant to I and II of Article 28-1 of the Code of C…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390

…ting him or her. The summons also informs the accused that the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to 3° of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code may be increased if he does not appear personally at th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

Where the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1384,1384-0 A and 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code, result in a substantial loss of revenue for…

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