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Showing 811820 of 61096 articles for Art. L 143-20 · CA Paris 2 November 1923 · CA Paris 4 December 1912

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-206

All dentists are bound by professional secrecy, unless otherwise provided by law. Confidentiality covers everything that comes to the knowledge of the dental surgeon in the exercise of his profession,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties.

Article R4235-20

Pharmacists must ensure that they maintain trusting relations with the administrative authorities. They must give the members of the competent inspection bodies every opportunity to carry out their du…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-20

If the Public Prosecutor considers, following the inspector's report or the laboratory's report, and if necessary after a preliminary investigation, that proceedings should be instituted or an investi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-20

…istrative registration number by which the beneficiary of the authorisations mentioned in I of Article 15-4 is identified in the procedural documents that it draws up or in which it is cited is define…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-20

A bonus is awarded to participants who have submitted services that comply with the competition rules. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 2172-4 to R. 2172-6, the amount of the bonus is freely d…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-20

Any equipment or material requiring special use will have a sign that everyone can understand, specifying the correct way to use it, as well as prohibited uses and areas or precautions for use. This s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-20

The employer who employs the employee during the bad weather maintains, for the duration of the work, the salary he was receiving before the work stoppage due to the bad weather. The hours paid in thi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-20

The committee meets in camera. The rapporteur presents his report orally. The committee hears the contract holder and the purchaser's representative, who may be assisted by any person of their choice,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-20

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 642-12, the assignee must inform the liquidator in advance of any planned disposal of an asset. He must also inform the court if the dispo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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