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Showing 26512660 of 70072 articles for Art. D 141-3 à D 141-5 · Loi 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 · Décret 2016-2 du 4 janvier 2016

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-21

In accordance with the provisions of articles 141-3 and 142-8, when pre-trial detention is ordered following the revocation of house arrest with electronic surveillance against a person previously pla…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-3

Reinsurance treaties, acceptances, cessions and retrocessions are recorded in chronological order under a continuous numbering system. The following information must be recorded on a document that can…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D3512-35

In the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Martin, in Saint-Barthélemy and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-31

If the deed transferring the company shares is drawn up under private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each party with a copy and to comply with the provisions of article R. 422-28.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7125-34

When the waiting period provided for by the social security scheme to which the councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana is subject for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the fifteen-da…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-4

At least one doctor with the titles or qualifications mentioned in articles D. 6124-134-1, D. 6124-134-2 or I of article D. 6124-134-3 and working in his field of expertise takes part, either physical…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-32

To set the maximum time to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 7124-9 the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the basis…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-24

Without prejudice to the obligation to carry out an expert assessment of sentenced persons covered by the provisions of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, in accordance with…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article D7227-34

When the waiting period provided for by the social security scheme to which the councillor to the Assembly of Martinique or the executive councillor is subject for the payment of daily allowances is l…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-4

The chapters of the budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accoun…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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