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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-2

…Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and when they return to mainland France after this assignment, the transport costs of contractual pr…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23-3

…t: 1° This product appears on a list, accompanied, where applicable, by conditions for substitution and information for the prescriber and the patient on the occasion of this substitution, set by a jo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-3

…lainant shall also be informed of the procedures for communicating the outcome of his/her complaint and the procedures for appealing against any decision to close the case, as provided for in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-15

The provisions applicable to revenue accounts and those applicable to imprest accounts shall apply to revenue and imprest accounts.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-15

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate considers rejecting a statement of appeal in application of the second paragraph of article L. 743-23, he shall by any means obtain the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-16

…743-14 or rejecting the statement of appeal in the case provided for in article R. 743-15 shall be handed down by the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate within forty-eight hours of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-14

…observations of the parties on this inadmissibility.In particular, statements of appeal lodged late and statements of appeal that are not reasoned are manifestly inadmissible within the meaning of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-17

The order is communicated to the public prosecutor. It shall be notified by any means and as soon as possible to the foreign national and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the authority that o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…nal or university context up to a limit of forty hours over three consecutive years ; 4° By writing and publishing works of a technical nature up to a limit of thirty hours over three consecutive year…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-2

…bject to authorisation from the President of the Departmental Council in the case of establishments and services managed by private individuals, or his opinion in the case of establishments and servic…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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