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Showing 281290 of 55426 articles for Art. Loi 2023-1059 of 20 November 2023 – justice programming law

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-20

The estimated remunerated staffing table shows, for each of the estimated profit and loss accounts and by grade, qualification or status, the number of medical and non-medical staff whose remuneration…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Accounts and deposits.

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-20

The victim, or his heirs, has the right to take legal action against the Office if no offer has been made to him or if he has not accepted the offer made to him. The action for compensation is brought…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-20

Subject to the specific provisions of this section, the appeals referred to in article R. 411-19 shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-20

Carrying out or causing to be carried out a performance study in breach of Articles 59 to 62 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Article L.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-20

…lity as if he were a director in his own name, without prejudice to the joint and several liability of the legal entity he represents. The permanent representative is taken into account when assessing…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-20

From the day on which a person has furnished proof that he has brought an action, the proprietor of the patent application or patent may not withdraw the application or renounce the patent in its enti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-20

The delegation, which cannot meet by professional category, submits its proposals and wishes to the chamber. It may be consulted directly by the administration on specific problems in its constituency…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-20

The operator of an entry point to the territory has its own medical service, or one set up under an agreement, responsible for the medical examination and on-site care of people during the opening hou…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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