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Showing 3140 of 45549 articles for Art. R 221-33 to R 221-38

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

Article R4127-221

The following are prohibited 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any rebate in money or in kind made to a patient; 3° Any payment, acceptance or…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 2219

Extinctive prescription is a method of extinguishing a right resulting from the inaction of its holder for a certain period of time.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-38

The sale is made to the highest bidder after three auctions. The price is payable in cash. In the absence of payment by the winning bidder, the item is resold on re-bidding.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-221

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to provide mo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-221

The care circuit for children and adolescents in a medical inpatient unit, downstream of the paediatric emergency department, is organised when such an emergency department is located on the same site…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions common to general savings products with special tax treatment

Article L221-38

An institution that receives a request to open a savings product covered by this chapter must check whether the person already holds this product before opening it. A new product may not be opened if…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-11

Each year, remuneration for the guarantee granted by the State on deposits collected by credit institutions and centralised in whole or in part in the fund is deducted from the savings fund provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-10

The annual expenses of the savings fund provided for inArticle L. 221-7 include :1° The amount of interest and any additional remuneration due to depositors, in proportion to the share of deposits act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-55

Any breach of the rules set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17, Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-35, R. 221-37 to R. 221-39, R. 221-42, R. 221-45, D. 221-46, R. 221-47 and R. 221-54 committed by the h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-12

A list of national team athletes includes athletes who contribute to the performance of the French national teams in a recognised elite sport discipline without demonstrating a sufficient level of spo…

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