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Showing 25812590 of 67924 articles for Art. s. R 214-1 to R 214-15 · R 211-2

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-1

Where goods are made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique, the authorised agents may order, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 512-16, of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-15

If the defendant to the review has not constituted a lawyer, service is made on the party himself.The document of service indicates to the defendant that he must, if he intends to defend the applicati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-15

The translation must take place within a reasonable time that allows the rights of the civil party to be exercised and takes account of the number and complexity of the documents to be translated, and…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

I. The distribution by sociétés immobilières d'investissement governed by I of Article 33 of Law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963 to their shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by A…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-72

The Town Council, after receiving the opinion of the Operating Board and under the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association: 1° Approves the plans and specifications relating to new constru…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-2

The categories of personal data recorded in the SIVIC processing are as follows: 1° Concerning persons taken into care following an event mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 3131-10-1 for c…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-2

The collective wastewater treatment charge comprises a variable part and, where applicable, a fixed part. The variable part is determined on the basis of the volume of water taken by the user from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5123-2-1

In the case of chronic treatment, when the period of validity of a renewable prescription has expired, the pharmacist will dispense the medicinal products required to continue the treatment if the fol…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

To be authorised, a blood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-1

I. - Prior to the prescription, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 1131-5, of an examination of genetic characteristics likely to identify a genetic anomaly which may be responsible for a se…

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