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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rules specific to legal mortgages attached to sentencing judgments

Article 2401

…ortgage attached to judgments of conviction arises from contradictory or default judgments, whether final or provisional, in favour of the person who obtained them.It also arises from arbitration awar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-68

…the utmost discretion. Relatives are allowed to stay with the patient and assist him/her in his/her final moments. They may be allowed to have their meals in the establishment and to remain there outs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-4

…r, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fifteen days, at the end of which time the final rating is communicated to the administrative or military authority responsible for establishin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-20

…n the articles 78,79 and 80 of the Civil Code and in article R. 2213-17 of this code, the coffin is finally closed.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-33

…nths following the election or, if the election is referred to the competent authorities, until the final decision.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-40

…for a period of one year. In the event of a dispute, this period is extended, if necessary, until a final court decision is reached.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents: 1° A copy of the final contract concluded between the French executive production company…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-57

…d by the court seised, unless an account is to be made between the lessor and the lessee, after the final fixing of the price of the rent. Within one month of service of the final decision, the partie…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-1

…n initial decision allocating the sums in advance and on a provisional basis subject to obtaining a final allocation decision;-a second decision allocating the sums on a final basis.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-148

…ined an average of 10 out of 20 or more in the tests defined in article A. 212-147 are proposed for final admission to the three-degree state diploma in sports education (brevet d'Etat d'éducateur spo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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