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Showing 42814290 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-79

…transport to the funeral home shall be borne by the establishment as well as the costs of the stay during the first three days following admission. In the case provided for in the previous paragraph,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-6

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: The adversarial procedure prior to decision-making

Article 67 A

With regard to duties and taxes levied in accordance with the rules, guarantees, privileges and penalties set out in this Code, any finding likely to lead to taxation gives rise to a prior exchange of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-7

…ssional qualifications or any other subject that has an impact on the performance of the above procedures; > b) any technical difficulties or problems that may arise in the course of the procedures b)…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-7

Customs officers may only be authorised to carry out judicial police missions when they are assigned to the financial judicial investigation department of the Ministry of the Budget.For each of these…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article D6132-13-7

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the organisation and operation of the unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee follow the same rules as those applicable t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-6

…esponsible for health and social security, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-74

…r in Article R. 5141-73 may include only the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product ; 2° The quantitative composition in active substances; 3° The route of administration; 4° The…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-7

Any operating company which, as a result of a change in the distribution of capital among the members, no longer meets the conditions required by article L. 522-6 must, within one month of this change…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

…1° Scientific or technical works; 2° Anthologies and encyclopaedias; 3° Prefaces, annotations, introductions, presentations; 4° Illustrations for a work ; 5° Limited edition luxury editions; 6° Prayer…

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