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Showing 10711080 of 45952 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2021 n° 19-25.903 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-37

Every obstetrics unit comprises premises reserved for receiving patients twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, as well as for consultations, a birthing sector, an inpatient sector for accomm…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-37

The Healthcare Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° and 2° of Article…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-38

The Agency's Accounting Officer is appointed by order of the Ministers for the Budget, Overseas France and Health. The accounting officer may be recruited on a full-time contract basis or perform his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Legal proceedings

Article D1251-33

After the fifteen-day period provided for in 3° of article D. 1251-33, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…it results from these derogations under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, by the décret n° 2000-815 du 25 août 2000 or the décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 or the décret n° 2002-9 du…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article D3822-3

For their application in Wallis and Futuna: 1° In article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of the status of purchaser-reseller and resellers, mentioned in the first paragraph of article…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 194

I. The number of units to be taken into account for the division of taxable income provided for in Article 193 is determined in accordance with the following provisions: FAMILY STATUS NUMBER OF UNITS…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-37

In accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 723-30, judicial supervision includes the obligation to comply with the treatment order provided for by Article 131-36-4 of the Crimi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts.

Article D2573-30

Article R. 2312-1 is, from the 2009 financial year, applicable to the communes of French Polynesia. Article D. 2312-3 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 195

The parties questioned sign the minutes, after reading them, or certify them as true to their statements, in which case a note to this effect is made in the minutes. Where appropriate, it shall be sta…

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