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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-15

…liance with the provisions ofarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code. In addition, the directors and persons sitting in an advisory capacity are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-11

…ance of their duties as directors under the conditions defined by the regulations setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred by the travel of civil servants of the State in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article D6316-1-1

The indicators for assessing the criteria mentioned in article R. 6316-1 and the audit procedures implemented by the certifier bodies to issue the certification mentioned in article L. 6316-1 are defi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1-1

For the application of 4° of Article L. 6133-1 to army hospitals, the activities mentioned in the list provided for in Article L. 6147-7 are considered to be authorisations held by these hospitals.Aut…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-12-1

The note by which the president of the court informs the public prosecutor, in accordance with articles L. 631-3-1 or L. 640-3-1, is communicated to the latter by the court registrar. Where applicable…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-1-1

An adaptation period of a maximum duration of one year is used to ensure the technical and administrative skills of the Agency's inspectors, mentioned in 1° of articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2, and to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-1-1

…statement of foreseeable legal costs, which shall include: 1° Details of foreseeable disbursements and emoluments, with reference to the tariff provided for by law; 2° The foreseeable remuneration th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other formalities

Article A444-173-1

Filing of the agreement provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code with the minutes shall give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with the table below:Number of the service (tabl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-17

In the event of the termination of the local mandate of an elected member of the national council in respect of which he/she sits on that council, the national association of local elected representat…

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