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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-17

In the event of illness or accident attributable to the performance of duties carried out as part of their training or in the event of illness contracted or accident occurring during the performance o…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

The publishing contract is terminated, without prejudice to the cases provided for by common law, by the preceding articles of this sub-section or by the articles of sub-section 2, when: 1° The publis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-172

…eable; the acts of prosecution or investigation and the formalities carried out before the decision to relinquish jurisdiction or competence became final do not have to be renewed.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-173

…es that he is no longer competent or the Paris examining magistrate rules that he is competent may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of notification, at the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-170

Where it appears to the Paris examining magistrate that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-167 and do not fall within its jurisdicti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

…s not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as it sees fit; it may, after hearing the Public Prosecutor's Office, is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article R775-17

…is and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accordance with Commission Delegated Regul…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-17

I. - Listed legal persons and establishments shall notify the Commission of any significant changes to the information they have provided in support of their application.II. - Listed legal persons and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R3133-17

If the contracting authority has recourse to a service provider whose intervention is a condition for the payment of the sums due, the intervention of the latter does not modify the payment deadline i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-177

The inventory is the annual check of the existence and value of all assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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