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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-8

For each section, the polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of valid votes cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It shall determine the elect…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration

Article D6153-1-8

…he allowance provided for in 1° of Article D. 6153-10-1; 2° Where applicable, the allowances linked to on-call duty performed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 61…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-80

I.-The director general of the university hospital centre represents the institution on the supervisory boards of its subsidiaries and on the supervisory boards or, failing that, on the administrative…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

…the heir concerned or, in the case of a protective measure, the decision of the guardianship judge to terminate the mandate. The same mandate given on behalf of several heirs does not cease entirely…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-8

…e Institute:1° A certificate of identity including the design of the mark, the indications relating to the filing and registration, and, where applicable, the limitations to the list of goods or servi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-8

…s established, either in the sentencing judgment or in a decision handed down by the court referred to in Article 710, that the conditions set out in this paragraph have been met. The court then order…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article R1262-8

Allowances specific to the secondment are considered as part of the remuneration. However, the sums paid by way of reimbursement of expenses actually incurred as a result of the secondment mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-8

…nts, documents and reports produced by the metropolitan authority.This report includes, with regard to the five sustainable development goals mentioned in the III of Article L. 110-1 of the Environmen…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-83-1

A société civile professionnelle (non-trading company) formed by the conversion of a société d'exercice libéral (non-trading company) holding an office must be approved by order of the Minister of Jus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-8-1

…They are responsible for auditing the departments and services of the public institution entrusted to them by the Chief Executive Officer, to whom they report directly. They may be entrusted with reo…

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