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Showing 921930 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1252

When the assets of an adult placed under court protection are in danger of being jeopardised, the public prosecutor or the guardianship judge may take any protective measures and, in particular, reque…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1248

…ided for by Article L. 3211-6 of the Public Health Code is sent to the public prosecutor for the place of treatment. Where appropriate, the latter will notify the public prosecutor for the place of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251

The public prosecutor who receives the declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice provided for by article L. 3211-6of the Public Health Code or the decision of the guardianship judge provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

Joint decrees by the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture, customs, industry and consumer affairs lay down : 1° The content of the declaration of conformity for machinery; 2° The model of the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5-3

…member or chairman of the board of directors, managing director, deputy managing director, chairman and managing director, member of the management board, member or chairman of the supervisory board,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-5

The Conseil des maisons de vente is responsible for organising the electoral operations and counting the votes. Voting takes place electronically. Electronic voting is organised in compliance with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-3

…the implementation of the measures mentioned in article L. 2224-7-7, a dedicated coordination unit and steering committee may be set up by the public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5. In the c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D6153-1-27

The junior doctor may not work as a replacement in the entity in which he or she is being hosted as a trainee.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis

1. Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 10% on improvement, conversion, development and maintenance work other than that mentioned in article 278-0 bis A relating to premises for residenti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Local consultation

Article L3132-27-2

Within the perimeter of each territorial coherence plan, the State representative in the region convenes an annual meeting of mayors, chairmen of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation w…

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