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Showing 181190 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-90-2

The following are not subject to authorisation for cancer treatment: 1° Holders of an authorisation to carry out nuclear medicine or interventional radiology care activities when they carry out diagno…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-2

…fences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the investigating judge may authorise by reasoned order remote access, without the knowledge of the person concerned, to cor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

…lishments of inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status that have jurisdiction over the local urban development plan and of the municipal councils of the municipalities that have not transfe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-9-2

Records of all access, consultation, creation and modification of patient data are kept for a period of six months at a time by the health care organisation.Traces of actions carried out by the servic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-2

A freezing order may be issued in respect of any movable or immovable property, whether tangible or intangible, and any legal instrument or document evidencing title to or interest in such property, w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-24

The person concerned by the freezing order may also enquire, at the registry of the investigating judge, about the avenues of appeal against the freezing order available in the issuing State and menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for harm attributable to sodium valproate or any of its derivatives shall be provided under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-2

Any natural or legal person may request by letter or any other durable medium from one or more representative professional bodies, authorised for this purpose by order of the Minister for the Economy,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-9-2

…rms each company concerned of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. He may close the case or order the companies to take measures to put an end to the anti-competitive pra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-9

Tax officials responsible for carrying out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 shall be appointed from among those who have passed the technical examination, by joint order of the Keeper…

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