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Showing 841850 of 64391 articles for Art. s. L. 145-40-2 + R. 145-35

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Service obligations

Article R6152-350

In order to ensure continuity of care, the organisation of medical, pharmaceutical and odontological working hours, based on the specific characteristics of the different structures, is decided annual…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Service obligations

Article R6152-351

The contractual practitioner may, on a voluntary basis, work additional time over and above his weekly service obligations, giving rise, at the practitioner's choice, either to time off or to compensa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Service obligations

Article R6152-353

The time spent on site and the time spent travelling during an on-call period constitute actual working time and are taken into account when allocating the daily rest period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-40

Where, in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-39, the shareholder is represented by a person other than his spouse or the partner with whom he has entered into a civil so…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-3

…crease or by conversion of ordinary shares already issued. They may be converted into ordinary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not represent more than one quarter of the share capital. Their p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-4

…roceedings file, after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor and the comments of the parties. The investigating judge's decision is placed in the case file.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-35-1

Before the request for validation or homologation provided for inArticle L. 1233-57-4 is sent, any dispute relating to the expert appraisal is sent to the administrative authority, which gives its dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40-1

…sion of the information concerning the subsidiary by the resolution authority on a consolidated basis.The resolution college shall ensure that the preventive group resolution plan does not have dispro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 403

If it is not found that there are grounds for seizure, the sum of 0.76 euros must be paid to the person whose home was searched, in accordance with article 64 above, subject to any greater damages to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative liability.

Article 402

Where a seizure made pursuant to article 323-2 above is unfounded, the owner of the goods shall be entitled to compensation interest at the rate of 1% per month of the value of the objects seized, fro…

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