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Showing 221230 of 1180 articles for Art. n° 81-12.796

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-81

The following are covered by the State : - expenditure on prevention and health education activities ; - the travel costs of the agency's healthcare professionals working in the prison.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81-1

I. - The Commission is chaired by one of the members mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of article R. 1112-81. The Chairman is elected for a three-year term of office, renewable twice, by all the members of t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-3

As long as no heir covered by the mandate has accepted the succession, the mandatary only has the powers granted to the successor in Article 784.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-1

The mandate is only valid if it is justified by a serious and legitimate interest with regard to the person of the heir or the succession assets, precisely motivated. It is given for a term that may n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-5-1

Except in the event of dismemberment of ownership of the property or if one of the joint owners is in one of the cases provided for in article 836, the alienation of undivided property may be authoris…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-4

The mandate with posthumous effect is subject to the provisions of articles 1984 to 2010 which are not incompatible with the provisions of this section.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-7-1

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Martin, when an undivided property for residential use or for mixed residential and professional use is vacant or has not been effectively o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-2

Acts performed by the mandatary within the scope of his mission have no effect on the hereditary option.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Choice of expert

Article L2315-81-1

Once the expert has been appointed by the social and economic committee, the committee members draw up a set of specifications, as required, and notify the employer of these. The expert notifies the e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-4

Two of the three experts on the panel provided for by article 720-5 to carry out the assessment of dangerousness provided for by the same article are those mentioned in article R. 61-11. The conclusio…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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