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Showing 921930 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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-10

…question of constitutionality is raised on appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Ordonnance n° 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "question prioritaire de constit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-120

…question ; 2° Nature of the treatment ; 3° Nature of the medicinal product ; 4° Date of treatment ; 5° Identity of the animals treated ; 6° Identity of the keeper of the animal(s) treated.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Transfer to France

Article R581-12

…iaries of temporary protection and their family members, admitted to France pursuant to articles R. 581-8 to R. 581-11, are admitted to stay under the conditions set out in articles R. 581-4 and R. 58…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-12

…pply to the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector, with the exception of articles L. 6222-5, L. 6222-13, L. 6222-16, L. 6222-31, L. 6222-39, L. 6223-1, L. 6224-1, L. 6225-1 to L. 6225-3-1, L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Suspension by the court of the order to leave French territory

Article L752-12

…constitutes a serious threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of article L. 531-27.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-12

…ompleted machinery; 4° The location and model of the CE marking and other accompanying information; 5° The constituent parts of the technical file for machinery or personal protective equipment; 6° Th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12

…local authority organising the ski lift service which he manages. The same safety management system may cover installations belonging to several lift operating authorities. The operational safety mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-121

…cle R. 214-86 to the undertakings for collective real estate investment mentioned in article R. 214-120, account is also taken, for the application of III of article R. 214-87 , of buildings construct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-12

…s subject to authorisation from the Minister responsible for research as provided for in article L. 1245-5-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-12

…e met by its authors; 4° The procedures for drawing up the statement referred to in article L. 1334-5.

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