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Showing 341350 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-47

…nitoring and the court does not intend to change the obligations to which the person is subject, it may state that the obligations imposed on the person under secure supervision are the same as those…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-47-1

…average of five half-days per week over twelve months. Where appropriate, they take part in on-call duty. All on-call duty is training. Medical students take part in courses, tests and examinations du…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Value-added services

Article L224-47-1

…e, within the meaning of 7° of article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, may, after informing the co-contracting operator, suspend its subscribers' access to the value-added…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-1

…llowing minimum ratios of working time dedicated to management functions: 1° Small kindergartens: 0.5 full-time equivalent director; 2° Kindergartens: 1 full-time equivalent director; 3° Large kinderg…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1597

…s acting as public prosecutors, court clerks, bailiffs, lawyers, unofficial defenders and notaries, may not become assignees of litigious suits, rights and actions which fall within the jurisdiction o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1594

Anyone not prohibited by law may buy or sell.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1596

Cannot make themselves purchasers, on pain of nullity, either by themselves or by interposed persons: Guardians, of the property of those of whom they have guardianship; Agents, of the property they a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-6

…ldren aged two or over at any one time, with a view to facilitating their integration into primary education. At least half of the staff responsible for supervising the children hold one of the qualif…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-47

…the number of votes available to each shareholder at general meetings, referred to in Article L. 225-125, provided for in the articles of association of a company that is the subject of a public offe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47-1

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 and, insofar as this is part of the normal exercise of their controls, the authorities referred to in I of Article L. 561-36, shall report to the Registrar…

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