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Showing 22812290 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-20-1

Where there are not enough alternate members to replace the full members who have ceased to hold office for any reason, additional elections shall be held within a maximum period of six months followi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-3

…In the absence of such authorisation, the doctor will record the person's refusal in the medical record.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Objectives and resources agreement

Article D6323-21-5

…nal joint committee are made up of : 1° Administrative management costs relating to the instruction and monitoring of professional transition projects, projects mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 542…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20-1

…n information system for research involving the human person enables: 1° Exchanges between sponsors and committees for the protection of individuals. To this end, it receives requests for advice from…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-20

…rk is notified of the layoff, he shall be suspended from performing his duties as a public official and from exercising his professional mandates.Within five days of notification of the dismissal or l…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-B

…iel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that an ISP with a branch in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin is not complying…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-A

…e Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers has clear and demonstrable grounds for believing that an investment service provider operating under the freed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-6-1

…n receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established in ano…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 306

…a still is required to inform this administration within fifteen days of the transfer, of the name and domicile of his purchaser. The authorisation mentioned above is refused to natural persons other…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-18

If the requests provided for in Article R. 53-21-11, the public prosecutor shall inform the register management department, which shall immediately rectify or delete the data, depending on the case. I…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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