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Showing 29112920 of 67106 articles for Art. L 581-21 and R 581-13

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-13

The lawyer for the minor or the minor's parents may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file. He may not communicate the copies thus obtained or their reproduction to the minor o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the national plant variety authority

Article D412-13

Expenses relating to the performance of the duties of the national plant variety authority are made up of: operating and equipment expenses, including those relating to the remuneration and travel exp…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-13

The appropriations required for the operation of the Board are entered in the budget of the Ministry of Health.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-13

The order awarding the grant mentions: a) The designation and characteristics of the operation, the nature and the estimated amount excluding taxes of the subsidisable expenditure; b) The estimated ti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Neurosurgery

Article D6124-135

The provisions of this sub-section are applicable to the neurosurgery activities mentioned in article R. 6123-96, with the exception of those mentioned in article R. 6123-99.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-13

Where the competent authority of the executing State has informed the public prosecutor that it recognises the sentence or the probation decision, the competent authorities of the executing State shal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-13

The government may cover up to 70% of the total cost of the initiatives, taking into account the number of companies targeted, their workforce and the value of the initiatives envisaged.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-13

The hourly rate of the partial activity allowance for each employee concerned is equal to 36% of gross hourly pay as calculated in article R. 5122-12, limited to 4.5 times the hourly rate of the inter…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to the preparation, qualification, processing, storage and transport of breast milk

Article D2323-13

The lactarium is required to ensure: 1° The preparation of milk packaging; 2° The biological qualification and bacteriological analyses of donated milk; 3° The treatment of breast milk by pasteurisati…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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