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Showing 18411850 of 57520 articles for Art. L 251-11 al. 2

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-111

In the context of a therapeutic activity, any salaried contract with a person practising another health profession, whether regulated or not, as well as any collaboration contract involving a relation…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

1. Profits made in France by foreign companies shall be deemed to be distributed, in respect of each financial year, to shareholders who do not have their tax domicile or registered office in France.T…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-5

Financial allocations are made by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in order to contribute to: 1° The establishment and operation of guarantee or advance funds for the film industry a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-11

European Union citizens mentioned in 1° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-11

…çais de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) summons the asylum seeker to a personal interview pursuant to Article L. 531-12, under…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-11

Consumption of water distributed by connections with a diameter greater than forty millimetres is subject to an annual flat-rate assessment by the distributor, verified by the technical service respon…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-11

Professional users and consumers, in accordance with the second and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 5131-5, may report to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-11

The application for grant shall be supplemented, where applicable, by indications relating to: 1° The reduction in the rate of royalties granted to the applicant or requested by him; 2° Earlier regist…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Live working.

Article R4534-119

When the work to be carried out is in the vicinity of an electrical line or installation other than an underground pipeline and the operator, for a reason which he considers imperative, considers that…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-118

The body referred to in the first paragraph of article D. 4113-117 is responsible for managing a national identification register of healthcare professionals compiled from the information sent to it u…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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