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Showing 30513060 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

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

Article R6123-91-8

Authorisation may only be granted if the applicant has an organisation, set up where appropriate in conjunction with other cancer treatment authorisation holders, which provides each patient, where ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-50

…ctor are appointed before they are discharged, in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 3711-8 and R. 3711-17 of the Public Health Code. If the person is placed under mobile electronic sur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-8

…ist, voluntary sectoral standards and practices developed at international or European Union level ;3° Use the necessary means to identify and correct inconsistencies in the data held by other collect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-8

…rying out these actions; 2° The characteristics of the people hired and their employment contracts; 3° The nature, purpose and duration of the individualised monitoring and social and professional sup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standing advisory group on working conditions

Article R4641-8

…included on the agenda drawn up by the Secretary General. The deliberations taken in application of 3° to 5° of article L. 4641-2-1 of the Labour Code are adopted by the members of the college of soci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article R6222-8

…cal biology laboratory or a new site or to the transfer of an existing site, pursuant to Article L. 6222-2, and opposition to the operations referred to in Article L. 6222-3 , shall be notified by rea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-62

…vided that they are not on the list of work involving particular risks provided for in article L. 4532-8.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-8

…ng to the same company as the victim, and occurring on a road open to public traffic;2° (repealed) ;3° Damage or aggravation of damage caused by weapons or devices intended to explode by modification…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60

…an inventory and mention it in a report drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the articles 163 et 166. These persons may also, by mentioning it in their report, reseal the objects examined and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-6

…t proof that the candidate is not in a case of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 and 1° and 3° of article L. 2141-4, a declaration on honour.

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