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Showing 47214730 of 67589 articles for Art. s. L 228-12 and L 228-14 · Arts. R 228-18 and R 228-20

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-12

The junior doctor is entitled to sick leave upon presentation of a medical certificate, up to a limit of twelve consecutive months, during which time he receives, for the first three months of this le…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Information to be provided to the spouse with joint property.

Article R123-121-1

Under his own responsibility, the natural person shall file in the forms provided for in article R. 123-102, at the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the informati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Comprehensive care after cancer treatment

Article R1415-1-12

For the implementation of this pathway, agreements are concluded between the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the structures which volunteer to participate in this system and are abl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-12

If the applicant temporarily stores data on interim computer media made available by the computer service mentioned in Article R. 123-30-9, the administrative authority responsible for implementing th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-14

Where, following the establishment of a new Community herbal monograph, the revision of an existing monograph or the revision of the list drawn up by the European Commission in application of Article…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-18

Voting takes place on polling day. Voting is personal and secret. Voting by proxy is not permitted.Postal voting is permitted only for voters on annual leave, absent for health reasons, on maternity o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible production expenditure

Article D331-18

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 YL to 46 quat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-18

Projects for original French-language works or, if at least two different languages are used, for works in which French or a regional language used in France is the most widely used language, are elig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

The creation of digital subtitling and audio description files and the adaptation of these files to any digital broadcast medium must comply with the methodological requirements of the Charter on the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-18

Direct allocations are reserved for distribution companies that:1° Have distributed, in the twenty-four months preceding the application, at least three feature-length cinematographic works, each of w…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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