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Showing 14011410 of 28173 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-7-2015 n° 14-11.644

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Libraries (R)

Article R1614-76

The population to be taken into account for the application of the criteria provided for in this sub-section is that defined in article L. 2334-2.The surface area to be taken into account for the appl…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Compulsory declaration of vaccinations.

Article D3111-7

The document referred to in 2° of Article D. 3111-6 contains the following details:1° Full name, date of birth and address of the person vaccinated ;2° Medical examinations and, where appropriate, bio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-71

The notified body must periodically carry out investigations and checks to ensure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the approved quality assurance system. The body may pay unannounced visits…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-71

The pharmacist-biologist must ensure compliance with professional ethics and with all regulations issued in the interests of public health. He shall carry out his duties by applying appropriate scient…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-74

The monthly allowance is paid in a maximum of twenty-four monthly instalments from the first day of the month in which the training begins, until the first day of the calendar month following the mont…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-1

The Public Prosecutor and the parties shall each pursue the enforcement of the sentence as far as they are concerned. However, proceedings for the recovery of fines and the enforcement of value confis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-78

I.-Practitioners have a rescue plan and the following rescue equipment available at the launch or immersion site:-A means of communication to alert the emergency services. A VHF is necessary when the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Lapse of financial assistance

Article 121-7

Unless otherwise specified, decisions to grant financial assistance shall automatically lapse on expiry of a period of four years if all or part of the assistance has not been paid because the benefic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 738-2

Where the father and mother or one of them survives the deceased and the latter has no posterity, they may in all cases exercise a right of reversion, up to the proportional shares fixed in the first…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-22

Enforcement of a confiscation order may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the confiscation order is based on criminal proceedings relating to offences committed in whole or in part withi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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