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Showing 25712580 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Radiological procedures likely to be performed by specially authorised persons.

Article R4351-28

The persons referred to in Article L. 4351-7 may only take part, under the conditions laid down in that Article and for the performance of the radiography examinations listed in Article R. 4351-29: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…abour and Employment or the authority which replaces him pursuant to articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29 may, by decision taken after consulting the weapons inspector for powders and explosives, grant,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-90

By application of

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…ablishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status on the date of promulgation of loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République may not belon…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…3115-15-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree No. 2019-258 of 29 March 2019.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…ngs intended for the purification of industrial water, in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 as amended, may, upon completion of these buildings, take exceptional…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

The members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions may not commit, on a personal basis, directly or through an intermediary, bets on games or bets offer…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: Expiry of the summons to pay in the event of seizure

Article R321-21

…iod provided for in article R. 321-20 and until publication of the title deed, any interested party may ask the enforcement judge to declare that the summons has lapsed and to order that this be noted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7124-25

…rformance of his duties, an allowance at most equal to 50% of the maximum functional allowance that may be allocated to the President of the Assembly of French Guyana, pursuant to Article L. 7125-20.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-7

…s relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the décret n° 2012-1246 du 7 novembre 2012 relatif à la gestion budgétaire et comptable publique.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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