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Showing 94719480 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30

…oners mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° of article D. 6322-43 who are to perform the cosmetic surgery procedure. This time limit may not be waived under any circumstances, even at the request of the person c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-3

…patient anaesthesia or surgery provided by the alternative care structures mentioned in article D. 6124-301, with the exception of health centres that have signed the agreement mentioned in 2° of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-1

…ued by all the issuers mentioned in Article L. 213-3, with the exception of the issuer mentioned in 12 of the same article. II. - Negotiable debt securities may be freely remunerated. The Banque de Fr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…staff representatives to the Board of Directors, by decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

For the "Contextualisation of violence" group, points for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crud…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…on the European Economic Area, are treated in the same way as French citizens; -The audiovisual production contract and, as far as the director is concerned, the employment contract designate French…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Annual tax

Article D5141-60

…rticle L. 5141-8 for establishments holding an authorisation to manufacture veterinary medicinal products and for qualified persons holding an authorisation to manufacture veterinary auto-vaccines are…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-1

…t in accordance with the table V annexed to the code de l'organisation judiciaire, hereinafter reproduced: Headquarters and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear actions in respect of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-2

In application of article 367, the judgment of the assize court shall be valid as a detention order until the period of detention has reached that of the sentence pronounced, without prejudice to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-7

I-The theoretical maximum use of a swimming pool, corresponding to the capacity of the pool enclosure, is three people per 2 square metres of open-air water and one person per square metre of covered…

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