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Showing 121130 of 27850 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 June 1972 – no. 70-11987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-70

…ctising in the regional health agency in the region where the practitioner concerned is practising; 6° Any person performing their duties or holding an office in the establishment where the practition…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…es and fingerprints relating to the following offences: 1° Sexual offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this code as well as the offence provided for by article 222-32 of the Criminal Code and the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-128

Articles 706-122 à 706-127 are applicable before the Investigating Chamber in the event of an appeal against an order of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R221-70

…e Insurance Code are life insurance operations which come under classes of activity 20, 22, 23 and 26 of article R. 321-1 of this code and which include a surrender value or reduction and a guarantee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-70-1

…months of payment of the fee for granting and printing the specification referred to in Article R. 612-70.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-70-2

Failing an express decision within the period mentioned in Article R. 612-70-1, the application is deemed to be accepted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-70

The provisions of this section shall also apply in the event of aggravation of a loss referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1221-14.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Conservatory measures

Article 706-103

…ent of an investigation being opened for one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73,706-73-1and 706-74 and in order to guarantee payment of the fines incurred and, where applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-70

…or General does not benefit, where applicable, from the special provisions provided for pursuant to 6° of Article L. 711-16. A general manager may, if circumstances so justify, hold office in both a r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXI: Conservatory measures

Article 706-166

…procureur de la République, peut, dans les conditions et selon les modalités prévues à l'article 706-103 du présent code, ordonner des mesures conservatoires sur les biens, meubles ou immeubles, divi…

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