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Showing 27712780 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-338

A contract practitioner may only be recruited in the following cases and under the following conditions: 1° To ensure the replacement of a practitioner during an absence or in the event of a temporary…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3

A person may also practise the profession of medical laboratory technician and hold the title of medical laboratory technician if : 1° On 8 November 1976, was carrying out technical duties in a medica…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-3

…e, language training aimed at acquiring the French language, as provided for respectively in 1° and 2° of article L. 413-3. As soon as language training is prescribed, it becomes compulsory for the fo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 6: Accounting and financial organisation of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-30

…rescue, including contributions relating to the application of the first paragraph of article L. 1424-41;2° Grants, subsidies, subsidies and contributions from the European Communities, the State, lo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-33

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies or other articles of this section, which must be included in the company's arti…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-3

…er of companies or the National Register of Companies as a company in the trades and crafts sector ;2° Information enabling the quality of the services provided to be assessed;3° A model document prov…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-33

Enforcement of the sentencing decision may be refused in the following cases: 1° The sentencing decision is based on offences committed wholly, mainly or for the most part on French territory or in an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

The provisions of sub-section 1 specify the procedures by which the purchaser may require the holder of a defence or security contract to use a competitive tendering procedure to select its sub-contra…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-3

Registration of the declaration of activity may be refused, stating the reasons for refusal and indicating the appeal procedures, by decision of the administrative authority in the following cases: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-37

…o that the emergency services can prepare their own response procedures and precautionary measures; 2° Any available information on the hazards likely to arise during an accident or emergency; 3° The…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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