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Showing 50915100 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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-6

…at profession;d) Marine renewable energy installations, as defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat ;2° Those relating to fire and natural elements, other damage to property, general civil liability, m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5

…tor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosecuted;2° Ask the Public Prosecutor to report offences or have offences reported to the competent authoriti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-6

…ompatible with the requirements of proper operation and security of the company's computer network; 2° It must not have consequences that are detrimental to the smooth running of the company; 3° Prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Devices subject to notification to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5211-66

The medical devices which must be notified in accordance with Article L. 5211-4 are class IIa, IIb and III medical devices and active implantable medical devices. The communication is made to the Dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-67

…tee : 1° Coordinates the action of the Agency's professionals in the fields mentioned in Article D. 6431-66; 2° Each year, together with the hospital hygiene operational team, prepares the action prog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-10

…or fields concerned, from the national list of medical accident experts mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists instituted by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-6

…e consulted by the Conseil national de l'ordre before setting the fees provided for in article L. 4122-2. The audit committee's report on the accounts of the councils and on the setting of fees is pub…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Remuneration of the private project manager

Article R2432-6

…en agreed, the undertakings given by the project manager to respect the estimated cost of the works;2° The degree of complexity of this task, assessed in particular with regard to the type and technic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-63

…qual to the total voting rights of the chairmen of the regional chambers of commerce and industry ; 2° Each chairman of the regional, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de…

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

Article R6123-91-6

The authorisation holder ensures that patients have access to innovative treatments and clinical trials, either on its own or by referring them to other health establishments which hold the cancer tre…

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