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Showing 23012310 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-3

The Chairman of the Council is appointed by decree of the President of the Republic for a term of five years, renewable once.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30

…a minimum period of fifteen days must be observed after submission of the detailed estimate, dated and signed by the practitioner or practitioners mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° of article D. 6322-43 who…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-8

Articles D. 1611-19, D. 1611-20 et D. 1611-26 are applicable to mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article L. 1611-7-1.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-37

The amount of the daily leave allowance is equal to the average daily remuneration received by the person concerned in the undertakings in which he/she was employed during the period taken into consid…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 325-1, the resolution board may decide to withdraw all or part of the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, where appropriate a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-3

I.-The treatment products and processes used to comply with the rules laid down in Article D. 1332-2 are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-36

…tan authority is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the metropolitan authority;2° Drawing…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-3

In the event of a vacancy, the seat of a full member is filled by the alternate member. A vacancy is established in particular when the full members cease to hold office or when they no longer fulfil…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…opean Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating in a joint investigation team require…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article D731-3

…er of commercial chamber assessors in the judicial courts of the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle is set in accordance with the table in Annex 7-4 to this book..

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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