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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-22

When, for a medical training activity mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 1261-12, a health establishment or a training organisation asks the person in charge of the body reception facility…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article R2261-15

…f article L. 2261-32 is assessed with regard to: 1° The low number of agreements concluded over the last two years, in particular those ensuring a national minimum professional wage, within the meanin…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-29

…act with the same employer, his remuneration is at least equal to that which he received during the last year of performance of the previous contract, where the latter led to the award of the qualific…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 642

Any time limit shall expire at twenty-four hours on the last day.A time limit which would normally expire on a Saturday, Sunday or public or bank holiday shall be extended until the next working day..

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264-1

Notwithstanding the last paragraph of Article 260, the first two paragraphs of Article 261-1 and the first paragraph of Article 263, the timetable for the operations required to draw up the annual lis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of the delegated federations

Article R131-35

…procedure laid down in articles R. 142-8 to R. 142-11 and in compliance with the provisions of the last two paragraphs of article R. 131-33.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-3

In the event of a life-threatening emergency and notwithstanding the last paragraph of article L. 1221-4, the conditions for application of the first paragraph of article L. 1221-4 may be defined by t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R212-4

…wo years from the date of transmission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the last revenue declaration form or the equivalent file.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-48

…ised ex officio. Any new bid duly made shall cover the nullity of the previous bids. Nullity of the last bid automatically entails nullity of the auction.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-7

…cument must be completed before the expiry of a time limit and cannot be sent electronically on the last day of the time limit for reasons beyond the control of the person completing it, the time limi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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