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Showing 10011010 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-24

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist(s) in charge of the Agence nationale de santé publique are appointed by the Director General of this establishment.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-24

Release under constraint as of right is applicable even when proceedings are pending before the sentence enforcement courts. On the other hand, it does not apply to persons undergoing sentence adjustm…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-2

The monthly advance payment provided for in article R. 6341-40 is equal to the minimum amount set in article D. 6341-24-3 for jobseekers on a training course paid on the basis of their previous salary…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-24

…signatures as the original is immediately given to the debtor. This delivery is equivalent to service.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-24

Each year, the President reports to the Territorial Council, in a special report, on the situation of the local authority, the activity and financing of the various departments of the local authority…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-24

If the owner or keeper does not submit his sample intact within the time limit set by the examining magistrate, the sample is no longer taken into account. In this case, the two experts are assigned t…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 S

…defined in III of the same article 220 quindecies were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of the said financial year, the excess is refunded.The excess tax credi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorisations

Article R6132-24

…provisions of article L. 6122-9, the opinion of the specialised commission of the regional conference on health and autonomy competent for the health sector is not required. III -The Director General…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-22

I.-Local materiovigilance correspondents are responsible for: 1° Forwarding without delay, with the exception of the reports mentioned in b, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-24

The walls and bottom of the pools are light-coloured to enable the supervision and emergency services referred to in article D. 322-16 to be organised. When the turbidity of the water in a pool is suc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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