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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Promotion.

Article R6152-611

…step according to the following terms: 1st step: one year. 2nd step: two years 3rd step: two years. 4th step: two years. 5th step: two years. 6th step: two years. 7th step: two years. 8th step: two ye…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-13

An individual file concerning the activities of each tax services agent authorised to carry out judicial police missions is kept permanently at the public prosecutor's office of the Paris court of app…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 679

…ition fixe : 1° Les actes qui ne comportent aucune disposition entrant dans les prévisions des 1° à 4° de Article 677; 2° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages not subject to the proporti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Delegated driving vehicle

Article L224-68-1

…eaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018, on any medium. The vehicle manufacturer or its authorised representative, within the meani…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-65

An appeal for review may be lodged with the commission in the event that its decision is based on false documents.The appeal must be lodged within one month of the day on which the party became aware…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-64

The Commission's decisions may be appealed to the Conseil d'Etat under the conditions laid down in Title II of Book VIII of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Appeal procedures

Article R2333-120-66

…e Commission is vitiated by a material error likely to have had an influence on the judgment of the case, the interested party may appeal to the Commission for rectification.This appeal must be lodged…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-63

The resources of the public establishment include:1° Subscriptions from member local authorities and public establishments. These subscriptions constitute compulsory expenditure for the latter;2° Dona…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-53

…n the territory of the Republic or in that of another Member State shall be accompanied by a certificate specifying in particular: 1° The designation of the issuing State and the executing State; 2° T…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-56

…ional security interests of the State or to compromise the security of a person shall not be communicated.

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