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Showing 12711280 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical committee.

Article D6431-22

The committee is convened by its chairman or, in his absence, by the senior administrator. It is convened at the request of at least half of its members, or of the Chairman of the Board of Directors,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-22

…rvatory:1° A Member of Parliament and a Senator ;2° Eight representatives of the administrations concerned:a) One representative of the General Secretariat for Defence and National Security ;b) Two re…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

…re the subject of the European arrest warrant provided, in the case of a conviction, that the sentence has been executed or is in the process of being executed or can no longer be enforced under the l…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-16

Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences is awarded in consideration of :1° The artistic quality of the cinematographic works presented, the distribution forecasts and conditions…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 terdecies

…ur with a view to creating approved video games.The benefit of the tax credit is subject to compliance by video game creation companies with the social legislation in force.II. - Any leisure software…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-226

…iously issued;2° When the outstanding capital of the undertaking's unmatured debt is less than a percentage of the maximum amount of outstanding capital of unmatured debt recorded since the establishm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-224

The financing institution may enter into contracts constituting forward financial instruments referred to in III of Article L. 211-1 under the conditions laid down in its articles of association or it…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-22

…le L. 2135-12, for each of the missions referred to in Article L. 2135-11 and for each of the resources defined in Article L. 2135-10.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-22

The judicial representative shall be allocated, for the registration of declared and unverified claims as well as claims included in the list provided for in Article R. 622-15, a fee per claim determi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multiannual regional plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1434-22

The national programme for risk management and efficiency in the healthcare system is broken down, with regard to the appropriateness of care, within each regional multi-annual plan for risk managemen…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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