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Showing 46414650 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General and financial provisions.

Article L5321-3

I.-A fee is payable by the applicant for the performance by the Agency of the following operations: 1° Analysis of samples and evaluation of the documentation relating to the control protocol submitte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-3

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article R. 352-29, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may limit the regular communicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-3

When the person admitted or accommodated decides to keep with them during their stay one or more of the items that may be deposited in application of article R. 1113-1, the establishment or the State…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316

Where filiation is not established under the conditions laid down in Section I of this Chapter, it may be established by an acknowledgement of paternity or maternity, made before or after birth. Ackno…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

Debts of all kinds established and recovered by the customs administration are the subject of a notice of recovery subject, if necessary, to referral to the judicial judge. The collection notice is is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-30

The purpose of biovigilance is to : 1° Systematically monitor all incidents and adverse reactions; 2° Immediately report serious incidents and unexpected adverse reactions to the local biovigilance co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-31

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply 1° Incident: an accident or error related to activities involving the elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of the I of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-3

…le accompanying the application for authorisation must include the following information: 1° A list of the persons whom the applicant proposes to authorise to contribute, under his authority, to the o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-37-2

The judgment ordering judicial supervision must fix the sentenced person's place of residence from the date of release. If necessary, this residence may be determined by the sentence enforcement judge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-40-3

The sentence enforcement judge may suspend the execution of all or part of the obligations of judicial supervision, including those resulting from placement under mobile electronic surveillance, for m…

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