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Showing 321330 of 45512 articles for Art. Rép. Rabault: AN 25-2-2020 n° 24560

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-20

The obligations provided for in Article 706-25-16 are suspended if the person concerned is detained during their enforcement. If the period of detention exceeds six months, the resumption of one or mo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-25

…n one sixth of its members so request, shall deliberate on the creation of a mission of information and evaluation tasked with gathering information on a matter of interest to the local authority or w…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-25

The list of acts performed by the trainee provided for in Article R. 811-28-2 is set out in I of Annex 8-1-1 to this book.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Changes to the employment contract giving rise to ten or more refusals.

Article L1233-25

Where at least ten employees have refused to accept a change to an essential element of their employment contract, proposed by their employer for one of the economic reasons set out in Article L. 1233…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R754-25

Article R. 353-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-257

All sites providing full inpatient care include: 1° Single or double rooms, equipped with sanitary facilities. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to each patient and a lockable cupboa…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-256

…s one or more multidisciplinary teams comprising : 1° One or more nurses; 2° One or more care assistants; 3° One or more psychologists; 4° One or more social workers; 5° Where necessary, one or more p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the use of counterfoil receipt books

Article A37-25

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Collection", the offender and the enforcement officers sign their names under the heading: "He acknowledges having been infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-25

The transfer by a member of a European Economic Interest Grouping of its shareholding therein, or of a fraction thereof, shall give rise to the amending registration provided for in Article R. 123-66.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-25

…duction account, the definition of the different categories of expenditure that make up the account and the nature of the means of financing are determined by a professional agreement concluded betwee…

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