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Showing 52315240 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-7

…arked nil, it is given or sent by the authority to the manager of the legal entity. In the opposite case, the competent administrative authority informs the manager of the legal entity that the bullet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-7

…ronnement et du travail shall inform the Prefect of the département in which the establishment is located of his decision within fifteen days when the authorisation concerns an establishment mentioned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-164

…r the harm he has suffered as a result of a criminal offence as well as costs pursuant to articles 375 or 475-1 and who has not obtained compensation or reparation under articles 706-3 or 706-14, or r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-7

I.-The tuberculosis centres carry out the tasks mentioned in article L. 3112-2 in accordance with the recommendations in force. To this end, they : 1° Carry out investigations into cases of tuberculos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-72

The scientific information for the medical or pharmaceutical profession mentioned in article L. 6211-7 may not be misused for advertising purposes.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-74

…natural environment, the submerged group is led by a supervisor, that supervisor must hold a qualification mentioned in Annex III-15 b. This person is responsible for the conduct of the dive and ensur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-7

…State in the department, the prerogatives mentioned in the first paragraph of 2 of article L. 3332-15, a municipal drinks commission is set up, made up of representatives of municipal services appoin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-7

The guarantee provided for in 3° of Article L. 131-15 may only be granted by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bonds issued by economic interest groupings.

Article L213-7

The economic interest group may issue bonds under the conditions set out in Article L. 251-7 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-7

…r 1941 have the right to practise for life. Qualified herbalists may hold for sale and sell for medical use medicinal plants or parts of plants, whether indigenous or acclimatised, with the exception…

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