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Showing 39713980 of 69031 articles for Art. 488 al. 1 and al. 2 and Art. 1998

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R6147-2

Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, Hospices civils de Lyon and Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille are headed by a Chief Executive Officer.The Chief Executive of Assistance publique-hôpitaux…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-2

Non-tenured employees mentioned in 3° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres, who are self-employed, are n…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-2

I. - Representatives of local and regional authorities are appointed for the duration of their elected term of office. The other members of the committee are appointed for a term of three years. II. -…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-2

Health establishments and organisations authorised to carry out one or more biological activities in medically assisted procreation are responsible for : 1° Assigning the unique European donation code…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

I.-When a distributor within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-1 contacts a policyholder or prospective policyholder by telephone with a view to concluding an insurance contract that does not fall…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

The acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 may be appealed against by the parties referred to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the app…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-2

For the application of the provisions of article 116-1 relating to the audiovisual recording of questioning of persons under criminal investigation, an original recording shall be made and placed unde…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29

The ordinary civil courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear disputes concerning the French or foreign nationality of natural persons. Questions of nationality are preliminary before any other admini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Officials and agents authorised to investigate forestry offences

Article 24

In addition to the powers mentioned in Article 22 of this code and to article L. 521-1 of the Code de la sécurité intérieure, gardes champêtres (rural rangers) are responsible for investigating and re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Officials and agents authorised to investigate forestry offences

Article 22

…of the Domaine national de Chambord, commissioned by virtue of their competence in forestry matters and sworn for this purpose, field wardens and municipal police officers exercise their judicial poli…

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