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Showing 13011310 of 59597 articles for Art. IV · Art. D 230-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Committee for Medical Assessment.

Article D1414-52

The operation of the Committee is governed by rules of procedure drawn up by its members. These rules are approved by the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D744-2

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article D445-5

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article D441-5

The amount of the fixed indemnity for recovery costs provided for in II of Article L. 441-10 is set at 40 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article D441-6

…rticle L. 441-14, companies shall present in the management report : 1° For suppliers, the number and total amount of invoices received but not paid by the end of the financial year for which the due…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Territorial professional health communities

Article D1434-44

The territorial health professional community set up under the conditions of article L. 1434-12 may, in application of article L. 1434-12-1, pay allowances or remuneration to its members. The allowanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3-1

The list of proposals for the appointment of a member of the non-medical staff to the Management Board drawn up by the Chairman of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Committee shall cont…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-8

The plenary assembly of the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy brings together the members of the colleges defined in article D. 1441-6 as well as the members menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Psychiatric care procedure

Article D3844-2

For the application of Book II : 1° The powers vested in the Prefect are exercised by the representative of the State; 2° The powers vested in the judicial court, its president or its registry are ves…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Psychiatric care procedure

Article D3844-6

For the application of article R. 3223-10, the words: "order of the ministers responsible for the budget and health" are replaced by the words: "order of the State representative".

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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