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Showing 17211730 of 50684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-2-2022 n° 21-15.822

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-16

Minutes of each committee meeting are sent to the Chairman of the Management Board and to the members of the committee within a fortnight. Each year, the chairman of the committee shall give an accoun…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-166

In application of the second paragraph of article L. 214-121, the forest assets held directly or indirectly by a forest savings company are managed in accordance with one or more approved simple manag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Powers (R)

Article R1425-16

…e access to all the documents used for the financial assessment provided for in Chapter 1 of Decree n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l'installation des premiers conseils d'administration des s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-163

As part of the pharmacovigilance system, any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150 : 1° Implements a risk management system for each medi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

…e decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 621-7n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-16

Actions for payment of royalties collected by collective management organisations are time-barred after five years from the date on which they were collected, this period being suspended during the pa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-16

The financial provisions are set out in a protocol attached to the agreement.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-16

Failure by the directors of a management company to request the appointment of one or more of the company's statutory auditors is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-16

The council of the delegated commune is chaired by the delegated mayor.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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