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Showing 841850 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-225

The holder of the authorisation for cross-sectional imaging equipment has access, within a timeframe compatible with the requirements of continuity and safety of care, to all the equipment needed to p…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Reporting obligations

Article 223 Q

…declaration of overall income for each financial year under the conditions provided for in Article 223. It attaches a statement of grants and debt write-offs not used to determine the overall result…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-22

Any sharing of fees between doctors is prohibited in any form whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in article R. 4127-94. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-sharing arrangement, ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-22

…d remuneration received by disabled workers admitted to a work assistance establishment or service; 6° Remuneration received as part of an action aimed at adapting to working life, as provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22-1

…another European Union Member State for enforcement pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 728-15 ;

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-29-1

…e clerk's office of the enforcement judge, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article R. 311-6 of the code of civil enforcement procedures. When the time limits mentioned in the first and secon…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Result

Article R2314-22

…bour complies with the general security reference system provided for inarticle 9 of order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative authoritie…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

…In the interval between two general reviews, the rental values defined in I and II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29-1

I. - The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may also communicate as soon as possible, at their request or on its own initiative, to counterpart foreign financial intelligence units informatio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-228

Unless the first two paragraphs of article L. 613-4 of the Social Security Code apply, the cessation of companies, whether natural or legal persons, subject to registration in the National Register of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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