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Showing 17211730 of 41011 articles for Art. s. L 237-21 · L 237-22 · L 237-12

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-22

The Commission nationale de biologie médicale shall set up a monitoring committee responsible for analysing the annual summary published by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-21

Votes may be cast by post or electronically if the National Council so decides in accordance with Article R. 4125-22.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Reimbursement of disability-related expenses

Article R2123-22-3

Municipally-elected councillors with disabilities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-1 and covered by the provisions of articles L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2 of the Labour Code (1) or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-22

The personal training account of the worker referred to in article L. 6323-25 is topped up by 500 euros per year worked, up to a maximum of 5,000 euros. When the worker has not worked for a full year,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-3

Subject to the provisions set out in articles 21-4 and 26-3, the person concerned acquires French nationality on the date on which the declaration was made.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Treatment of losses incurred before joining the group

Article 223 I

1. a) Losses incurred by a group company in respect of financial years prior to its entry into the group may only be offset against its profits, subject to the limits and conditions set out in the thi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-21

The representative of a list checks and certifies that this list meets the conditions laid down in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20. The individual candidacy declarations of each candidate on the lis…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-15

Except in the case provided for in article 21-14-1, the acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authority results from naturalisation granted by decree at the request of the foreig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-21

The person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority, duly referred to under the conditions provided for above, proceeds with the examination of the appli…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

I.-The regional cross-industry joint committees finance : 1° The educational costs, ancillary costs and costs relating to the validation of skills and knowledge for the professional transition project…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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