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Showing 29112920 of 22708 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 9 Jan. 1985

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Care for patients requiring psychiatric treatment.

Article R6123-32-9

The establishment authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of Article R. 6123-1 organises the care of persons requiring psychiatric care who present themselves at the emergency department:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-9

I.-Mutualist certificates are redeemable only in the event of the liquidation of the issuer and after all preferential, unsecured and subordinated creditors have been paid in full. Redemption is made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Council

Article R4311-91-1

The National Council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in I of article L. 4312-7. The restricted panel also…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-9-1

The divorce or legal separation agreement by mutual consent provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code may provide for maintenance to be paid directly.In this case, the maintenance debtor must sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-9

The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market is required, in the event of serious doubt as to the harmlessness of one or more substances, to provide the Director General of the Ag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-6

…d buildings within its scope. The person referred to in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97 on whose behalf the report was drawn up or, where applicable, the owner of the item of furniture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-5

The authorisation holder has an organisation, set up where appropriate jointly with other cancer treatment authorisation holders, which ensures that each patient is informed of the proposed therapeuti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-3

The holder of the radiotherapy authorisation has the following facilities on the site: 1° A radiotherapy unit with radiotherapy equipment used for the external radiotherapy or brachytherapy treatment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-9

Commissionaires aux comptes shall declare annually, by 31 March at the latest, to the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes or its delegate, the conditions under which they have fulfilled their con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-13

The authorisation referred to in Article 706-95-12 shall be the subject of a written order giving reasons by reference to the factual and legal elements justifying that these operations are necessary.…

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