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Showing 40714080 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Constant monitoring of the business relationship

Article R561-12-1

For the application of Article L. 561-6, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall implement measures to ensure that the transactions carried out in respect of a business relationship are consis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7

…he Hospices civils de Lyon and the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille, the institutional medical commission may delegate to a local institutional medical commission some of its consultative pow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-76

I.-When they have already been justified in application of article R. 1333-47, radiological examinations carried out for preventive purposes in the context of occupational medicine and sports medicine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-75

The provisions of this sub-section apply to radiological examinations carried out on persons with no medical indication justifying such an examination. These examinations concern in particular those c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication

Article R1333-77

Radiological examinations carried out without medical indication are carried out using medical devices that comply with article R. 1333-78, following the individual justification and optimisation proc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1-1

…her statement taken by the judicial police services or units by an audiovisual means of telecommunication guaranteeing the confidentiality of the transmission. The victim is informed of his or her ri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Processing asylum applications

Article R591-12-1

For the application of Chapter I of Title III of this book in Mayotte: 1° In Article R. 531-2: the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-70

…he average number of first aid interventions, the number of staff supported and the size of the medical intervention packs.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-73

…articles R. 5126-12 and R. 5126-13, the internal-use pharmacy may be authorised to have premises located in any place dependent on the department or organisation to which it reports or with which it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Installation and operation

Article R5126-71

…lishments, services or organisations mentioned in 5° of article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the tasks defined in I of article L. 5126-1 and the activities mentioned in 1°, 2° and 10°…

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