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Showing 941950 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-5

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall issue a certificate to candidates deemed suitable by the jury, certifying that they have passed the knowledge verification tests and that they…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-27-1

…meetings of the European Company Works Council may be authorised by agreement between the Chairman and the employee representatives sitting on the Council. In the absence of an agreement, such use is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-5

…expected to assume.At his or her request, the chairman of the hospital medical committee may also receive training at the end of his or her term of office, with a view to continuing his or her activit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-5

Where the mandate stipulates that the authorised body shall have a permanent cash fund, the principal's authorising officer shall determine the amount of this fund, subject to the ceiling stipulated i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-27-1-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-12

The CE marking is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative, in a visible, legible and indelible manner on the in vitro diagnostic medical device where this…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 27

Requests for registration may be taken in minutes by the registrar.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-5

…ave not been paid in full, the holders of the corresponding shares acquire, in proportion to the percentage of the capital represented by these shares, a voting right equal to that of the other shareh…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-3

…f the Institut national de la propriété industrielle by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or delivered against receipt. This declaration shall be accompanied, on pain of inadmissibili…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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