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Showing 21312140 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-11

The decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to suspend all or part of the activity of the health centre, or of one or more of its branches where they exist, to lift this suspens…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-11

…ous authorisation. Confirmation of the authorisation in the event of a transfer does not affect the duration of the current authorisation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-11

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are free of charge. The persons concerned may be compensated for travel expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as directors under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…em into the beneficiaries' company savings plan under the conditions set out in the article L. 3332-11 du code du travail. It deducts from this amount the sums needed to pay the resulting tax and soci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-11-2

…d person prosecuted or convicted for offences committed within the couple covered by article 132-80 du code pénal, or for the offence defined in article 227-4-2 of the same code, the competent judicia…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article D71-112-1

…following provisions shall apply to the territorial collectivity of French Guiana: 1° Le titre III du livre III de la troisième partie relatif aux recettes des départements; 2° Le chapitre III du tit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-15

The management account submitted by the local authority's accounting officer presents the local authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-2

…in the'article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-11 shall incur, in addition to the fine in accordance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-3…

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