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Showing 461470 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-16

The collection of blood and the removal of organs, tissues, cells or other products of the human body from living or deceased persons may only be carried out in the cases and under the conditions defi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-16

No one may be naturalised unless they are resident in France at the time of signing the naturalisation decree.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-16

In the event of failure to comply with the injunction to do which he has issued, the president of the court shall rule on the liquidation of the astreinte.He shall rule as a last resort when the amoun…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-16

The guarantee fund instituted in

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Rules governing the practice of the profession of optician-mutician

Article D4362-16

Opticians are identified by wearing a badge showing their surname, first name and professional title.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

A special equipment tax is instituted for the benefit of the public land establishments mentioned in Article L. 324-1 of the town planning code or the Corsican land office, a public establishment of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-16

…referred to in article R. 332-15 are kept for a period not exceeding eighteen months from the date of registration. At the end of this period, the data is automatically deleted from the data processi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-16

The letter of dismissal includes a statement of the economic reasons put forward by the employer.It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-16

This section does not apply to terminations of employment contracts resulting from : 1° Agreements resulting from the negotiations mentioned in articles L. 2242-20 and L. 2242-21 ; 2° Employment prote…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article L212-16

Withdrawal of approval for a given venue is tantamount to withdrawal of authorisation to open that venue to the public.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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