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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-46

…sed in such a way as to be able to call on the services of a psychologist or psychiatrist as required. The number of staff working in the inpatient sector depends on the activity of the obstetrics uni…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-1-3

Non-compliance with the provisions of articles 276-1, D. 45-1 to D. 45-1-2 does not constitute grounds for nullity of the hearing held before the assize court.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to video game companies and video games

Article D331-19

For the purposes of I of article 220 terdecies of the French General Tax Code, a company is considered to be a video game creation company if, on the one hand, it is responsible for the artistic and t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article D251-3

At least once a year, the line producer sends the persons mentioned in article L. 251-9 the various operating accounts it has been given.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exclusion of works or documents of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence

Article D311-4

Financial assistance from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may not be granted for or in respect of cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works or documents of a pornographic nat…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative and litigation procedure

Article D312-4

Administrative appeals must be lodged within thirty days of notification of the visa refusal decision.

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: Administrative and litigation procedure

Article D312-3

A commission reporting to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior is responsible for examining administrative appeals against decisions to refuse long-stay visas taken by the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article D632-5

The following market infrastructures are subject to the provisions of Article L. 632-17 :1° Market undertakings that manage a regulated market as defined in Article L. 421-1, or a multilateral trading…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality.

Article D2573-5

I. - The articles R. 2114-1 and R. 2114-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - In article R. 2114-1, the words: "of the Minister of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-8

The commission for authorisation to practise, which reports to the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, assesses each candidate's competence in the profession and, where applicable, in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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