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Showing 691700 of 49021 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-2-2023 n° 21/10189

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…he event of a conviction, the fine imposed may not be less than the amount of the fixed fine in the case provided for in article 495-18, nor less than the amount of the increased fixed fine in the cas…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…l'article R. 4227-27 pour les installations industrielles utilisant le gaz combustible et les hydrocarbures liquéfiés.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-217

Medical care for adults is provided in one or more hospital units, by a multidisciplinary team made up of, for each unit: 1° At least one doctor with skills appropriate to the care provided; 2° At lea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R773-21

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-21

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-21

…any other legislative or regulatory provision, the staff of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, those of the authorised bodies and the laboratories to which these…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: National guide-interpreter diploma.

Article D221-21

The following are authorised to submit an application with a view to taking the admission tests 1° Holders of a national or state diploma certifying two years' study after the baccalauréat in one of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-213

…s must be sold within two years of the date of acquisition if the company owns more than 10% of its capital. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications relating to spirit drinks, and the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-21

…work is performed, as determined by the legal provisions and collective bargaining agreements applicable to the workplace.For the application of these provisions, the conditions under which the work…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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