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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-201

…sation and, where applicable, to its medical project. To this end, the holder of the authorisation: 1° guarantees that a nurse who is a member of the multidisciplinary team mentioned in article D. 612…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-16

…e Civil Code.Within the framework of the general rules laid down by the College, it is empowered to:1° Decide on investments ;2° Enter into agreements and contracts on behalf of the agency;3° Recruit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Decision by the commission imposing a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-4

If no challenge is made within the period provided for in article R. 741-1, the commission shall inform the debtor and creditors by simple letter that the decision taken pursuant to Article L. 741-1 i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-12

I. - Where the payment service offered is linked to a payment account that is not covered by a deposit account agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 312-1-1 or to a specific payment instrument, a fram…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 G

I.-1. For the application of article 1636 B sexies, the municipal reference rate for property tax on built-up properties for 2021 is equal to the sum of the municipal and departmental rates applied in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-12

…emics of vector-borne diseases, in the event of an established health risk. These measures include: 1° Disinsectisation measures, in particular for intervention around human cases of disease or to lim…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the data reported shall comply with the following definitions:1° A previous session of the same event is considered to be one that has not been substantially modified…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-15

I.-The agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 defines the total amount of remuneration received by the employee in respect of the salary paid on behalf of the employer and the daily allowan…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-8-1

…al security scheme or is the beneficiary of such a scheme to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1. Reasons must be given for this authorisation. It must be based on at…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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