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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Social protection of practitioners.

Article R6154-25

…ring their sick leave, three months at two thirds of their emoluments and nine months at one third ;2° During long-term sick leave, one year at two-thirds of their salary and two years at one-third of…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-2

…trative authorities of actions taken in application of: 1° the first paragraph of article L. 423-3; 2° Paragraph 3 of Article 19 and paragraph 3 of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the Eur…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

The duration of the period of Ineligibility referred to in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9-3 is two years. This period may be reduced by up to half, depending on the degr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 256

…ons whose bulletin no. 1 of the criminal record mentions a conviction for a felony or misdemeanour; 2° (Repealed); 3° Those who are in a state of indictment or in absentia and those who are under warr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance

Article R1125-21

…is linked to the research or to the experimental product used within the framework of this research;2° Undesirable effect: any undesirable event caused by the research;3° Incident: any accident or err…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition.

Article R4532-79

…y attend meetings of the inter-company college in an advisory capacity: 1° Occupational physicians; 2° Representatives of the Labour Inspectorate; 3° Representatives of the Organisme Professionnel de…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: TAX PROVISIONS

Article D436-2

…e month of January or the first quarter of the year following that during which the tax became due; 2° For taxpayers liable for value added tax under the simplified actual taxation scheme mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article D2131-5-1

The threshold mentioned in 4° of article L. 2131-2, in 4° of article L. 3131-2 et au 3° de l'article L. 4141-2 is that which applies to public supply and service contracts awarded by contracting autho…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-2

…tion or trading in influence, embezzlement, fraud or extortion within the meaning of the code pénal;2° Justify the means and tools for checking the conformity of a commercial facility referred to in A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

I.-When the registration application includes all the documents defined in article R. 211-20, the registration commission mentioned in article L. 141-2 issues a receipt which it communicates to the ap…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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