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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-11

…erapy team to: 1° Organise continuity of care on site for the patients it treats. This organisation may be pooled by agreement with another holder or authorised radiotherapy centre by setting up a joi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-13

…Where the accounting officer has suspended payment of expenditure, the chairman of the High Council may, in writing and under his responsibility, require the accounting officer to pay. The accounting…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-6

…plication.The fact that the applicant has not undergone medical treatment, surgery or sterilisation may not be used as grounds for refusing to grant the application.The court finds that the applicant…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-61

…the executing State, the judicial authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision may decide to withdraw the certificate when it is informed by the competent authority of the executi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of the agreement

Article R15-33-60-4

At the end of the hearing referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article 41-1-2, the order of the president of the court is immediately notified to the legal representatives of the legal entity and, wh…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title V ter : Procedure for preliminary rulings by the administrative courts

Article 126-14

When the court is seised of a preliminary question raised by an administrative court, the clerk's office summons to the hearing, at least one month in advance and by registered letter with acknowledge…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-14

…cial security contributions by means of the nominative social declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-14

Clauses intended to exclude or limit liability for defective products are prohibited and deemed unwritten.However, for damage caused to goods that are not used by the victim primarily for his private…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-14

The creditor who pursues the auction sale of the property pursuant to Article 2465 of the Civil Code notifies the requisition deed provided for in this article by bailiff to the principal debtor, the…

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