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Showing 26812690 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-83

A nurse may only be temporarily replaced by a colleague who may or may not have set up practice. In the latter case, and without prejudice to the rules relating to health insurance, the replacement mu…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R6223-87

Each financial holding company for the liberal professions of medical biologists is subject, at least once every four years, to an audit covering compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment.

Article R6152-8

With a view to the appointment of a hospital practitioner, the head of the department, on a proposal from the head of the service or, failing this, the head of the functional unit or another internal…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-84

Mutual reinsurance companies may be formed between mutual insurance companies or associations thereof or between undertakings affiliated by agreement to the same mutual insurance group company, the ob…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-30

Unless further information has been ordered, the President of the Enforcement Division shall rule within twenty days of the matter being referred to it by means of a reasoned order made in chambers. I…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-8

The platform manager shall issue any applicant with a statement of the pledged goods and the related storage receipts or indicate the absence of a pledge on the goods..

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-8

The joint decisions referred to in II and III of Article L. 613-20-4 are updated annually.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-2

…olice prefect, a file describing the training and organisation arrangements provided for in article R. 49-8-1. This file includes the following information: 1° The name of the organisation or person p…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8-1

For the application of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 621-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by means of a writ of summons for the purpose of extending the proceedings or reun…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-17

The draft merger, demerger or partial contribution of assets is drawn up by the management of each association participating in the operation at least two months before the date of the deliberations p…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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