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Showing 19811990 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-33

Outside plenary sessions, the Standing Committee exercises all the powers devolved to the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy.In particular, it is responsible for :-preparing the opinion issued…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-2

The sums notified by the regional health agencies corresponding to the commitment authorisations used up are prescribed in application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10 for the benefit of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Deferral and forfeiture

Article D1435-36-1

The amount of carryover is determined in terms of commitment authorisations and payment appropriations within the limit of the ceiling, provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1435-10, dete…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-3

…g of each year the mayor has a period of one month to proceed with the issue of collection vouchers and mandates corresponding to rights acquired and services rendered during the previous year or year…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-3

…article L. 141-2 according to criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the same body and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D215-3

…trader of his termination, a page which provides a summary of his termination enabling him to check and, if necessary, amend the information provided. The consumer notifies the trader of the terminati…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment of members

Article D1123-31

If a member has three consecutive unexcused absences from committee meetings, that member is deemed to have resigned.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-3

…minatory, racist, ethnic, religious, or sexist motivation, or the links existing between the victim and the defendant;the particular vulnerability of the victim, resulting in particular from age, preg…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-34

The employer shall comply with the obligations arising from the regulations drawn up for the application of this section by the fund to which it is affiliated.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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