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Showing 21812190 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-15

…thirty-six months, the person concerned receives the full emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6153-1-7 as well as the supervised autonomy allowance and, where applicable, allowances representing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: General principles governing the operation of national professional councils

Article D4021-4-2

For professions with an Order, a representative of that Order may, by right, attend meetings of the Board of Directors of the National Professional Council or the federative structure in an advisory c…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-136

The authorisation may be modified, suspended for a maximum period of one year or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement e…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Remuneration received by doctors for on-call duty

Article 151 ter

…emuneration received in respect of the permanence of care exercised in application of article L. 6314-1 of the Public Health Code by doctors or their replacements established in an area characterised…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-15

Any person who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-11, carries out actions falling within the scope of continuing vocational training without sending the administrative authority a documen…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-13

The decision to place the person in detention may only be challenged before the liberty and custody judge, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 741-10.In this case, the liberty and custody…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-6

…ion becomes pure and simple as from the fulfilment of the suspensive condition.However, the parties may provide that the fulfilment of the condition will have retroactive effect to the day of the cont…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-137

A member holding company shares may, provided that he informs the company by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, cease the professional activity that he pursues within this company befo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the terms of office of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairmen who have been delegated authority

Article R7125-13

The monthly allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid each month if its monthly amount exceeds €100. If the amount of the allowance is less than €100, payment is made in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-130

The provisions of article R. 4534-129 do not prevent the implementation, in agreement with the user, of any other protective measure appropriate to each case under consideration, such as isolating wor…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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