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Showing 51115120 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-6

…possible access to care, particularly rehabilitation care, and to social and medico-social support;2° The development of adapted and diversified services designed to facilitate people's access to hou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-69

…professional address, how they can be contacted and the days and times when they can be consulted ; 2° His status with regard to health insurance organisations; 3° Their qualifications, diplomas and f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Place of service.

Article 689-1

…ux, lorsque la partie n'a pas chargé une personne demeurant en France de la représenter en justice; 2° De la notification du jugement prévue à l'article 682; 3° Of the notification relating to the exe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-3

…the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 628 and do not fall within its jurisdiction in any other respect, this magistrate declares that he h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-68

…ollowing criteria:1° The establishment is not directly operated by the grouping or the lead company;2° The person who operates the establishment is not a subsidiary, within the meaning of article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-6

…party formal notice to submit its observations, remove from the list referred to in Article L. 811-2 the court-appointed administrator who, due to his or her physical or mental state, is prevented fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-6-1

For the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 2152-6, the employees of the member undertakings holding an employment contract during the month of December of the year prec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-18

I.-The college of experts referred to in Article L. 1142-24-11 includes, in addition to its chairman, who is a member of the Conseil d'Etat, a magistrate from the administrative order or a magistrate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-6

…stant specialising in health or environmental matters at a judicial court referred to in Articles 706-2 and 706-2-3, if the diploma validates training in at least one of the following subjects: I.-Hum…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

…fety test is carried out in accordance with the provisions of a of II of appendix V of thedecree of 26 April 2013, relating to the specific training for the national Nordic cross-country ski instructo…

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