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Showing 291300 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-60

A masseur-physiotherapist who is in the presence of a sick or injured person who is in danger, or who is informed that a sick or injured person is in danger, provides assistance or ensures that he/she…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office.

Article R1142-60

When, in application of article L. 1142-15, the Office is substituted for the insurer of the person responsible for the damage, the victim is compensated under the conditions set out in articles R. 11…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-604

…uties concurrently in one or more structures of the same establishment or in different establishments.Practitioners attached on a full-time basis may work in several establishments, within the "groupe…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Examination of appeals and hearings

Article 603-1

The judgments of the Court of Cassation in criminal cases shall mention the names of the president, the rapporteur, the other judges who delivered them, the Advocate General and the lawyers who appear…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 609-1

…igating chamber ruling on an appeal against a settlement order, it remits the trial and the parties to another investigating chamber which becomes competent to continue the proceedings as a whole. Whe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-60

…uropean Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data at the same time as their c…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…a change in the method for determining the rental value of an industrial building or land pursuant to articles 1499-00 A or 1500, the resulting change in rental value is subject to a reduction under…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 607-1

An appeal in cassation may also be lodged against a judgment by which the court of appeal rules on jurisdiction without ruling on the substance of the dispute.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-60

Within fifteen days of receiving the declaration provided for in article L. 321-24, the council shall inform the applicant of any missing documents.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-60

The anti-doping delegate is required, at the request of the person in charge of the test, to participate in the selection of the athletes to be tested and to assist the latter in the test operations.H…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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