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Showing 11511160 of 60371 articles for Art. R 225-166-1 · ANSA 24-031

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-24

The establishment's expenditure includes : 1° Staff costs ; 2° Operating, catering, equipment and maintenance costs; 3° Acquisition costs of movable and immovable property; 4° In general, all expenses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-24

The Supervisory Board meets at least twice a year, when convened by its Chairman or at the written request of one third of its members, stating the reasons for the request. It must be convened, within…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-24

1° For the purposes of 1° to 5° of article D. 331-23, points are only awarded if the following conditions are met for the video game in question: a) The authors and creative collaborators are either F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-24

Maternity leave results in the suspension of the employment contract. The employee shall notify the employer of the reason for her absence and the date on which she intends to end it.The duration of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

I. - Investment funds governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, known as "AIFs": 1° Raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a doctor obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-24

The Conseil national de l'ordre will forward the complete application, together with its opinion, to the Minister for Health, who will decide on the application for authorisation to practise.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-24

The expert opinion provided for by article 706-115 may be entrusted to an expert psychiatrist or to a doctor on the list provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code. In both cases, the provisions of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-24

Temporary employees have access, in the user company, under the same conditions as the employees of that company, to the collective means of transport and the collective facilities, in particular cate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-24

The operating expenses of the European Company Committee and its Bureau shall be borne by the European Company, which shall provide the employee representatives with the financial and material resourc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-24

For each couple, the midwives help to ensure that the joint medical record referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 2142-8 is properly kept. When they work in a medically assisted procreation…

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