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Showing 64616470 of 34398 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Dec. 2007 – no. 06-15.137

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4-1

Persons authorised to practise medicine temporarily in application of article L. 4131-4 may apply for authorisation to practise in a specialty at the earliest at the end of the first year of practice…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3-1

In the event of serious danger threatening a person who has been the victim of violence at the hands of his or her spouse, cohabitee or partner in a civil solidarity pact, the public prosecutor may al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-4

If the online complaint relates to an offence that has caused material injury, the victim is informed that he or she may determine the amount of his or her injury and send supporting documents electro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-4

…hysiotherapist able to work seven days a week in the unit, with proven experience in critical care; 4° A psychologist ; 5° Where necessary, a dietician, an occupational therapist and staff with biomed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-4

Transplantation of faecal microbiota is carried out in the interests of the recipient and is subject to the principles of donor consent and anonymity of donation. The rules of anonymity of donation do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-41-1

If there is any doubt about the language skills required to practise the profession, the President of the Conseil national de l'ordre or his representative will check that the candidate has a sufficie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4-1

…ompetition, meeting, demonstration or public event other than those provided for in articles R. 331-4, R. 331-6, R. 331-20 and R. 331-46, in a sport for which no federation has been delegated and whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R321-49-3

…ay simultaneously institute proceedings against the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the person authorised to manage the sales. The Enforcem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations, confrontations and reconstructions

Article D32-2-4

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Penal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the examining magistrate may deci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-4

…ficial reports relating to any of the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1 of this code to the collection bodies referred to in articles L. 213-1 and L…

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