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Showing 28212830 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R711-50

Regional chambers of commerce and industry may appoint associate members, who have an advisory vote and whose number may not exceed half that of the elected members. Associate members are appointed by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 515

The court may, on the appeal of the public prosecutor, either confirm the judgment or reverse it in whole or in part in a manner favourable or unfavourable to the accused.The court may not, on the sol…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-51

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-5

The official report noting the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, is signed:1° By the head of the national police department responsible for border control or territorially…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

A creditor may only seize several of his debtor's immovables if the seizure of one or more of them would not be sufficient to satisfy him and the registered creditors.The creditor may only seize immov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R2131-5

…in the consultation documents; > The minutes and reports of the consultation; The tender documents 5° The minutes and reports of the tendering committee and the opinions of the competition jury, with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-56

…ned in accordance with the rules of good practice provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-5 and, where applicable, in accordance with the containment requirements adopted pursuant toArt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4311-52

Articles R. 4112-1 to R. 4112-6-1 apply to nurses, with the exception of 3° of article R. 4112-1, which is replaced by the following provisions: 3° A copy, accompanied, where applicable, by a translat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 556

Persons capable of compromising may waive the appeal. They may do so only in respect of rights of which they have free disposal.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L222-5

…rms and conditions, in particular tariffs, and the procedures and place for concluding the contract;5° The law applicable to the contract and the competent jurisdiction.The information communicated by…

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