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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-11-2

Prior to any release or cessation, even temporary, of the imprisonment of a detained person prosecuted or convicted for offences committed within the couple covered by article 132-80 du code pénal, or…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 D-1

Following the taxpayer's oral or written observations, or if the taxpayer fails to respond to a written communication at the end of the thirty-day period provided for in Article 67 D, the tax authorit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VII: Health service for health students

Article D4071-3-1

The health service may exceptionally include supervised participation in screening activities, in compliance with the conditions mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article D. 4071-2, and…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article D822-7-1

Applicants for the preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory auditor, for the certificate of aptitude for the duties of statutory auditor, as well as for the aptitude test mentioned in artic…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-2-1

For companies with between fifty and two hundred and fifty employees, the indicators mentioned in Article L. 1142-8 are as follows: 1° The pay gap between women and men, calculated on the basis of the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment and terms of office of heads of department, heads of internal structure and heads of functional unit

Article D6146-5-1

The time devoted to the duties of head of department is valued and counted as part of the service obligations of practitioners. The head of department receives training on taking up his duties, adapte…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-4

For the purposes of this sub-section, the health establishments, organisations and services carrying out prevention, diagnosis or care activities mentioned in article D. 1111-16-2 and medico-social es…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-9

Any operator of an online platform, when it brings professionals into contact with consumers and enables a contract of sale or provision of a service to be concluded, shall make available to these pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-2

The authorisation holder must ensure that a radiotherapist with the qualifications listed in Article D. 6124-133 and a medical physicist are present on the authorised site throughout the period of tre…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-12-7

By application of the provisions of article 706-75 of the code of criminal procedure, the judicial courts and assize courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts de…

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