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Showing 14911500 of 8984 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · AFNOR NF K 12-500

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-1

…nt companies shall act honestly, fairly and professionally in the best interests of investors. All information, including promotional communications, sent by an asset management company to investors s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

…red to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for the entire duration of the examination. The jury draws up the list of ca…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-D

The member of the town council who has incurred travel and subsistence expenses to attend training as part of the individual right to training sends the manager of the fund mentioned in article L. 162…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

…expenses. This deliberation must enable the municipality to exercise control, in particular to check that the sum of all the financial aid and any tax credit or reduction from which the elected repre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

…cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The information requested by the National Council for the purpose of verifying the applicant's suitabilit…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

…and medico-social and social providers, as well as prevention and occupational health services, working together to achieve the objectives of the regional health project.To this end, the members of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…carried out by a panel of experts, the report is drawn up jointly by the members of the panel. It informs the Office national d'indemnisation instituted in article L. 1142-22 of this mission without…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

…in relation to the aforementioned scale, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be allocated to the members of the deliberative body is not exceeded without taking account…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

Officers are empowered to investigate and record: 1° Infringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…trategic guidelines; 2° The contract of objectives and performance signed with the State; 3° The work programme and the annual activity report; 4° The multi-annual investment plan; 5° The establishmen…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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