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Showing 11411150 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-26

Software covered by this chapter may under no circumstances be used for the purposes of administrative investigations, nor for any purpose other than that defined in article 230-20.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 232-26

Aid may only be granted if the sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account and the advances to which the beneficiary is entitled are insufficient. These sums and advances must be used in f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-19

The competent authority may, at any time, request additional information on the performance study from the developer. Where the competent authority considers that the requirements set out in Regulatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-19

The borrower may withdraw without giving reasons within a period of fourteen completed calendar days from the day of acceptance of the offer of a credit agreement including the information provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-19

The bodies referred to in article R. 4623-18 take decisions by secret ballot, by a majority of their members, duly convened, present or represented. Each member may only hold the proxy of one other me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Perinatal psychiatry

Article R6123-198

…psychiatry". By way of derogation, the holder of a "child and adolescent psychiatry" authorisation may enter into an agreement with a holder of the "adult psychiatry" authorisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-198

I.-The holder of the home hospital care authorisation appoints, from among the members of the multidisciplinary team, a coordination team comprising at least: 1° A practising home hospital doctor; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-19

During the course of the care order, the person may ask the coordinating doctor to change the attending doctor. The coordinating doctor informs the initially designated attending doctor. The provision…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-19

If the results of medical surveillance make correction necessary and normal corrective devices cannot be used, screen workers will be provided with special corrective devices appropriate to the work c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adult psychiatry

Article R6123-191

Exceptionally, depending on care needs, the authorisation holder may admit minors aged 16 and over, if necessary organising the transition as soon as possible to care in a "child and adolescent psychi…

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