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Showing 25012510 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

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

…to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency using the form provided for in article R. 1413-70. A healthcare professional who informs the legal representative of the healthcare establishment…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-8

…ly to persons heard pursuant to articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-8

Articles L. 1321-1 to L. 1321-6 of the General Local Authorities Code apply to existing buildings transferred in application of article L. 114-7 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-8

…penly or under the guise of a profession, is punishable by the penalties set out in articles 225-12-6 and 227-29 of the Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-8

…and their information in connection with the provision of the payment services mentioned in 7° and 8° of II of Article L. 314-1 by any payment service provider and the relevance of the standards appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-8

…t these cells have been obtained in compliance with the fundamental principles set out in articles 16 to 16-8 of the French Civil Code.The export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes is subje…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special temporary assignments for doctors and engineers

Article R8123-8

The medical advisors to the Labour Inspectorate, provided for in Article L. 8123-6, are chosen from a list drawn up by decree after consulting the Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail.

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