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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-44

The Director shall draw up the financial account and submit it to the Supervisory Board for approval by 31 May of the following financial year at the latest, accompanied by:1° A report drawn up by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 677

…Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, where the offence of contempt provided for by article 434-24 of the Penal Code, the presiding judge shall draw up a report, which he shall forward to the publ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 421-19

…audiovisual register. However, for the benefit of the first instalment provided for in article 421-24, this contract may only have been the subject of an application for registration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R2372-18

…spute is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25. However, the dispute is lodged: 1° Within a period of fifteen days from the no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Consultative commission on the evaluation of transfers of charges

Article R4425-4

…the transfers of competences; 2° The draft interministerial decree provided for in Article L. 4425-24 which establishes the amount of the aforementioned charges. In these capacities, its examination…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-9

…full-time hospital practitioner are in the context of the missions defined in 5° of article R. 6152-24 or article 14 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital sta…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-25

…ourse of goods when these have been established under the conditions provided for in Article L. 131-24. If this is not the case, they draw up price statements indicating, under their responsibility, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…list drawn up by the competent authority following approval of the objectives document for a Natura 2000 site and they are the subject of a management commitment defined in article L. 414-3 of the Env…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-25

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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