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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-16

Care is organised in such a way that, depending on the patient's clinical condition, at least two sequences of treatment, either individual or collective, are given to each patient every working day i…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-16

The federations mentioned in article A. 212-175-15 appoint the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades and levels, whose composition is as follows: two-thirds of members repre…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article D3332-16-1

…f account sent to beneficiaries by the administrative account registrar, as provided for in article L. 3332-7-1, includes : 1° Identification of the company and the beneficiary; 2° The total amount of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-1-1

The respect due to the human body does not cease with death.The remains of deceased persons, including the ashes of those whose bodies have given rise to cremation, must be treated with respect, digni…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

…of the risks and solvency of a supplementary occupational pension fund referred to in I of Article L. 385-6 shall include: 1° A description of how the internal assessment of risks is integrated into…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16-1

Articles 20-1 to 20-3 of Decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 on the competence of public archive services and cooperation between administrations for the collection, preservation and communication o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-2

The period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 712-5 is three months.The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same article occurs if a party has not submitted ob…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-1

…to inadmissibility raised ex officio by the Institute, the examination phase referred to in Article L. 712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2, acting as acquirers within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only acce…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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