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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-19

…health and safety requirements is assessed by carrying out one or more of the following procedures: 1° The procedure applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices undergoing an assessment of their…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

…ons financières de profession libérale de biologistes médicaux". The following may also be members: 1° For a period of ten years from the date of cessation of all professional activity, natural person…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-9

The provisions of article D. 3171-8 do not apply: 1° To employees covered by collective labour agreements or agreements providing for fixed working hours where these agreements or agreements lay down…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-90-2

The following are not subject to authorisation for cancer treatment: 1° Holders of an authorisation to carry out nuclear medicine or interventional radiology care activities when they carry out diagno…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

Where multiple births are expected, the period of maternity leave varies as follows:1° For the birth of two children, this period begins twelve weeks before the presumed date of delivery and ends twen…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-1

…risation granted by the administrative authority, be engaged or produced in any capacity whatsoever:1° In a sedentary or touring entertainment company;2° In a cinema, radio, television, sound recordin…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-262

Other legal entities whose registration is provided for by the provisions of 1° of Article L. 123-36 declare the information provided for in Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-259. The information required…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

The person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-9

The liquidator remits to the land registry service a copy of the minutes of the closure of the order, the order of the order judge pronouncing the cancellation of the registrations or the deed by whic…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes established and collected as direct taxes for the benefit of local authorities and various bodies

Article 1641

I. - A. - In return for the costs of tax relief and non-assessments that it assumes, the State collects 2% of the amount of the following taxes:a) Property tax on built-up properties;b) Property tax o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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