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Showing 721730 of 60095 articles for Art. CA Metz 1-3-2012 n° 09/03355

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-3

…It determines the operating procedures for the site, in particular for the establishment, authentication and secure transmission of the information mentioned in article R. 3512-1-2.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-3, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the expired contrac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-3

…Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail must indicate : 1° The name or corporate name, address and position of the natural or legal person responsibl…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

An individual file concerning the activity of each customs officer authorised to carry out judicial police missions is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office at the Paris court of appeal.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-3

…olved in the therapeutic management or monitoring of patients exposed to ionising radiation for medical purposes to make the declaration provided for in the last paragraph of I of Article L. 1333-13.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-1

…who does not have parental authority retains the right and duty to supervise the maintenance and education of the child. They must be informed of important choices relating to the child's life. He mus…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

I.-When the patient is incapable of expressing his/her wishes, the doctor in charge of the patient must respect the wishes expressed by the patient in advance directives, except in the cases provided…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-184-3

I.-An interventional procedure under medical imaging in cardiology may only be performed, including in an emergency, with the participation of at least: 1° One doctor with proven training in the pract…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 1: Provisions applicable to the release under constraint provided for in I of article 720

Article D147-17-3

…ply the provisions of articles D. 147-17 to D. 147-17-2 when the sentenced person has filed an application for sentence adjustment pending before the sentence enforcement court.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

I.-Income net of levies resulting from the application of a of A of I and of II of Article 1641 of the General Tax Code to property tax on built-up properties are allocated to the départements as comp…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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