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Showing 23612370 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Keeping a record of queries and consultations

Article R50-63

The file shall retain for a period of three years information relating to the recordings and interrogations to which it is subject, specifying the capacity of the person or authority who carried out t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-67

A serious undesirable event associated with care provided during investigations, treatments, cosmetic medical procedures or preventive actions is an unexpected event with regard to the person's state…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…e first paragraph is without prejudice to the compulsory declarations provided for in articles L. 1123-10, L. 1211-7-1, L. 1221-13, L. 1333-3, L. 1340-4, L. 5121-25, L. 5212-2, L. 5222-3 and R. 1413-7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-69

I.-The declaration mentioned in article R. 1413-68 consists of two parts.II-The first part is sent without delay by one of the persons mentioned in the same article. It includes :1° The nature of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…time of a night worker may not exceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-64

…electronic voting via the Internet is organised within the framework laid down by Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and civil liberties and in com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4311-63

Voting may take place electronically. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods. The electoral regulations set out the conditions under which nurses who are not equipped for electronic votin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 : Acts subject to the combined formality of registration and land registration

Article 647

…red in the Mayotte land register, excluding the liens and mortgages mentioned in i of 1° of article 2521 of the Civil Code. The new formality is called the "merged formality".Excluded from this system…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Judges' rules

Article 661

The parties concerned shall be served with the judgment settling the dispute. The latter may, except in the case where communication of the application has been ordered, lodge an opposition to this ju…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-6

The provisions of the sub-section 1 of section 6 of chapter III of title III of book III of the second part of this code are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation which h…

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