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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-17-1

I.-The emergency medical assistance service referred to in article L. 6311-2 may call upon companies holding health transport approval for any request for urgent health transport, requiring a rapid re…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-1

The Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions governed by decree no. 2011-348 of 29 March 2011 is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the enforcement order provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

The parties may also appeal the orders provided for by the ninth paragraph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1701-1

The articles 1689 to 1691 and 1693 shall not apply to assignments governed by articles 1321 to 1326 of this Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-1

…hotographic works of art collected automatically from online public communication services are reproduced and made available to the public for the purposes of indexing and referencing.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1

…so be requested in any case by any person under investigation, any defendant or any accused person, and at any stage of the proceedings.When a trial court is seised, it is responsible for ruling on pr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-1

A property development contract is a mandate of common interest whereby a person known as a "property developer" undertakes to the project owner to carry out, for an agreed price, by means of project…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L2123-11-1

…ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to professional training and a skills assessment under the conditions laid down in Part Six of the Labour Code.When the perso…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-1

…of their term of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 2123-11-2 may benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, provided they meet the conditio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-1

The following may apply to be included on the list mentioned in article L. 812-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission: 1° Persons holding the master's degree referred to in 5° of A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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