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Showing 29012910 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-7

Establishments or organisations authorised under article L. 513-11-1 shall appoint a referral doctor responsible for selecting stool donors.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12 (art. A212-176)

DECLARATION BY PERSONS WISHING TO TEACH, LEAD OR SUPERVISE ONE OR MORE PHYSICAL OR SPORTING ACTIVITIES OR TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN RETURN FOR PAYMENTTo be submitted to the Direction Départementale de la…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17 (art. A211-3)

…or each college and sub-college in accordance with the provisions of this appendix and Articles A. 211-1 to A. 211-3. I-2. The Director General of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-0 (A211-42)

…ble persons for each college in accordance with the provisions of this appendix and of articles A. 211-39 to A. 211-42. I-2. The Director shall publicise these lists, in particular by posting them. An…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

Aptitude test I.-Technical safety test. The aim of the technical safety test is to check the candidate's ability to progress safely, at a sustained speed, on Nordic-type hilly terrain, whatever the sn…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-2

…the officer or agent of the judicial police shall notify the curator or guardian by any means, who may appoint a lawyer or request that a lawyer be appointed by the President of the Bar to assist the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-3 (art. A212-195)

Aptitude test A.-"Underwater diving" section of the BP JEPS 1. Technical safety test. The technical safety test comprises four tests which take place in the following chronological order, each test be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-11

…special investigative techniques mentioned in this section. These special investigative techniques may be implemented if the requirements of the investigation or judicial inquiry relating to [Provisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Offences against maritime cultural property

Article 706-111-1

For the investigation, prosecution, inquiry and, in the case of misdemeanours, the judgment of offences relating to damage to maritime cultural property provided for in Section 2 of Chapter IV of Titl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-15

For the purposes of Article D. 214-32-7-14:1° The term "distribution" includes in particular the payment of dividends and interest on shares;2° The provisions relating to capital reductions do not app…

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