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Showing 531540 of 47060 articles for Art. CJUE ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-21

In order to guarantee, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 225-37, the identification and effective participation in the board meeting of the directors taking part i…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-21

If the financial guarantee is insufficient, the user is substituted for the modelling agency for the payment of sums still owed to the employees and to the social security bodies to which these employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-21

In blood establishments, venous blood samples taken from the elbow and capillary blood samples taken from a donor may be taken, under the direction and responsibility of the doctor mentioned in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-21

Medicines are administered by a doctor or midwife from the centre under the conditions set out in articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-19.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-21

I.-In application of the third paragraph of article L. 6133-8, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency decides on the applicable fee scale, after taking note of the option expressed by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-21

In order to be appointed as a judicial environmental officer, environmental inspectors must have passed a technical examination. The procedures for organising this examination and the test programme a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-21

For the application of 2° of 1 of III of article 220 terdecies of the General Tax Code, the video game is finalised in the form of a first version ready to be duplicated with a view to its marketing o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support for advice and training.

Article L5522-21

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, for the application of article L. 5141-1 relating to the creation or takeove…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R2123-21

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-21

Knowledge and skills are assessed in accordance with the procedures laid down for each of the teaching units in the training reference framework by order of the ministers responsible for health and hi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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