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Showing 42214230 of 10782 articles for Art. decision n° 2019-820 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to practise the profession who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R4393-14-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-8

…m of three years. It may be renewed at the end of the period for which it was issued by an explicit decision.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-40

…work in accordance with the procedure defined in II and III of Article R. 621-39.III. - The panel's decisions are taken in the sole presence of its members and an AMF official acting as secretary to t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-18

…icer of the public prosecutor's office closes the ticket with no further action, he will notify his decision to the author of the request for exoneration, informing him that the deposit will be reimbu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-2

…l refuse registration and specify the practitioner's training obligations. The notification of this decision will state that a new application for registration will not be accepted unless the practiti…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-21

…ns a child with legally established filiation, including an adopted child, by virtue of an adoption decision, subject to verification by the Public Prosecutor's Office of the legality of this decision…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-15

When the benefit of subsidiary protection is terminated by a final decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or by a court decision, or when the foreign nation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

…° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are serious grounds for setting aside or reforming the decision and enforcement is likely to entail manifestly excessive consequences; in the latter case,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 583

…atters, third-party opposition is only available to third parties who have not been notified of the decision; it is also available against final judgments even if they have been notified of the decisi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187

…ntil the case is settled, unless the president of the investigating chamber decides otherwise. This decision is not subject to appeal. The same applies when the investigating chamber receives a reques…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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