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Showing 151160 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-7

When the beneficiary of health insurance is an unemancipated minor or an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person, the rights provided for in this sub-sec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7-2

I. - When, as a result of the new distribution of posts mentioned in 4° of II of article L. 6132-2 resulting from the initial shared medical project or its update, one or more hospital practitioner po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure

Article R5121-51-2

In order to obtain recognition in France of a marketing authorisation issued by another State, known as the reference State, which is a member of the European Community or a party to the Agreement on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52-2

Subsequent to notification of the decision of the administrative authority referred to in Article R. 2122-48-1, the trade union organisations shall notify the employers concerned by any means enabling…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-7

The vehicles referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 211-21-1 used by the State must be equipped with a specific insurance certificate, the characteristics of which are set by the Minister f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Searching the directory

Article R53-21-7

The judicial authorities, solely for the purposes of the proceedings for which they are responsible, may query the file via a secure electronic communication system on the basis of the following crite…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for the offences referred to in Article 705, request the investigating judge initially seised to relinquish jurisdiction in favo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

When the implementation of an authorised project does not require planning permission, the authorisation lapses for those halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-7

The date and agenda of Commission meetings are set by order of the Commission Chairman. A copy of the order is sent to the Minister of Justice and is attached to the notice of meeting sent by the Comm…

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