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Showing 20212030 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51-13

In the case provided for in article R. 422-51-10, the liquidator shall proceed with the transfer of the shares that the struck-off company holds in the liberal practice company or companies, under the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-3

…favourable opinion, the committee may propose extending the skills consolidation programme. In this case, the Director General of the National Management Centre, on behalf of the Minister for Health,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-13

Authorisation may be suspended and then withdrawn: a) In the event of an undeclared change to the association's articles of association; b) In the event of failure to comply with one of the conditions…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 E bis

…the Tourism Code.When the conditions required to benefit from the exemption provided for in article 1383 A and those provided for in this article are met, the exemption provided for in this article is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

…fined in II of article L. 2333-87, by the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or, in the cases provided for in VII of article L. 2333-87, the lessee or purchaser of the vehicle. The holder…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-6

…payment is made, an automatic blocking function preventing the use of mobility vouchers outside the cases provided for by the legal and regulatory provisions. Each approved company implements a proced…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-1

…lid until proven otherwise. They shall forward them to the public prosecutor for prosecution in the case of offences punishable under criminal law.Obstructing the performance of the duties of the agen…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article D6132-13-9

I.-The group's unified nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee is made up of elected representatives from the various categories of staff involved in implementing nursing, rehabili…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-136-1

…or the Management Board in the event of delegation in accordance with article L. 22-10-53. In this case, these documents are brought to the attention of shareholders at the next General Meeting.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-13

…soever or by a State department not dependent on the Ministry of Justice may mention, except in the cases and under the conditions provided for by law, the information contained in the file.Any breach…

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