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Showing 53215330 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-6

The obligation becomes pure and simple as from the fulfilment of the suspensive condition.However, the parties may provide that the fulfilment of the condition will have retroactive effect to the day…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-6

At each site, a laboratory biologist must be able to respond to the needs of the site and, if necessary, to intervene within timescales compatible with patient safety requirements. To ensure complianc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Claims for compensation for damage caused by an act of terrorism

Article R50-69

Where the investigating or trial court refers the case pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 706-16-1, a copy of the referral decision and, where applicable, of the claim for compensation for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Personalised assessment and protective measures

Article D1-6

In cases of sexual violence, gender-based violence or domestic violence, the victim shall be heard by an investigator of the same sex if he or she so requests. However, such a request shall not be gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-61

The application is deemed to be complete if, within one month of receipt, the Minister responsible for research or, where applicable, the Director General of the regional health agency, has not inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Economic and financial control of the "Health Data Platform".

Article R1462-6

If it appears to the supervisory authority that a decision jeopardises the existence or proper functioning of the Grouping, it shall inform the Director of the Grouping. The latter shall indicate the…

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

Article R4532-60

A contractor who has all or part of the contract entered into with the project owner performed by one or more subcontractors must provide the subcontractors with: 1° A copy of the general coordination…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-65

…ation centre and with the university hospital centre's anti-poison centre referred to in article D. 6431-62; 2° Means of recording calls and responses, with recorded documents kept for three months; 3…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 art R212-88 et R212-89

DECLARATION FORM FOR THE OCCASIONAL PRACTICE OF THE PROFESSION OF SPORTS TEACHER BY NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR OF ANOTHER STATE PARTICIPATING IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREAFIL…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

…Part are applicable to Wallis and Futuna subject to the adaptations set out in II:1° Articles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6 shall apply in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 o…

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