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Showing 521530 of 36671 articles for Art. n° 17-18143 · Cass. com. 4 January 2023

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: House arrest as an alternative to detention

Article L743-17

…quirements of house arrest is penalised in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 824-4. The matter is then referred to the public prosecutor as soon as possible.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17-1

…uffer permanent physical or mental harm in excess of the percentage mentioned in 1° of article L. 1142-1-1 or death, the Office will make an offer of compensation to the victim or his heirs under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

…to the nature, characteristics and content of the employment contract concluded with the employee; 4° The procedures for implementing the work integration aid, in particular : a) The nature of the ac…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

…ot yet known, of a costing survey relating to the first instalments, concluded at definitive prices;4° When the definitive prices of comparable services which were the subject of previous contracts ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-172

…ment and disposal of effluents and waste contaminated or likely to be contaminated by radionuclides;4° Maintenance and quality control of medical devices and assessment of doses delivered to patients…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and classification

Article R2324-17

…ishments and services for young children operate within the framework set out in II of article L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. With the help of the "Health and Inclusive Ca…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…tum and whose land territory is more than 50% covered by a Natura 2000 site mentioned in article L. 414-1 of the Environment Code. The individual allocation is determined in proportion to the populati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-17

…In the event of a decision to acquit, or, in the case provided for in the last paragraph of Article 495-21, of sentencing to a penalty other than a fine or to a fine less than the amount of the deposi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4341-17

…Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° The academic regional rector or his representative;4° A doctor ;5° Two salaried speech and language therapists, one of whom works in a health establish…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

…terests, with the exception of those secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-4 et L. 7313-8 of the French Labour Code, legal costs regularly incurred after the opening judgment…

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