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Showing 171180 of 35069 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 23-6-2021 n° 19-21.784 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-19

I.-The nursing training institutes authorised to provide education leading to the State diploma are responsible for implementing the admission procedures under the supervision of the general directors…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-23

For the "Authors and creative collaborators" group, the points, totalling 20, are allocated as follows: 1° Creative director or director: 3 points; 2° Person responsible for designing the mechanics of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-23

Lenders and credit intermediaries shall ensure that the staff defined in article D. 314-22 fulfil the conditions of professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreeme…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-19

Electronic communications operators, within the meaning of 6° of article L. 32 du code des postes et des communications électroniques, exploitant un ou plusieurs numéros à valeur ajoutée, sont informé…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-19

I.-Reference medical biology laboratories are designated for a period of five years. For the designation of reference medical biology laboratories, a call for applications is launched by the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-197

I.-The holder of the home hospital care authorisation has a multidisciplinary team comprising : 1° At least one doctor; 2° At least one State-qualified or registered nurse; 3° At least one social serv…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D123-236

The provisions of article D. 123-235 do not prevent a company from being required to bear, in addition to the unique identification number and as a specific identifier: 1° For activities subject to re…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-23

In accordance with the provisions of Article 179, in the event that the person under investigation is referred to the criminal court, the house arrest with electronic surveillance ends, unless the inv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-19

The financial penalty and the certificate issued by the competent authority of the issuing State shall be sent, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 48-11, to the Public Prosecutor…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-23

The establishment's income comprises : 1° Subsidies from the State, local authorities and all other public and private bodies; 2° Proceeds from museum entrance fees, guided tours and workshops, and in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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