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Showing 69016910 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-7

Documents evidencing the execution or non-execution of requests for service shall be transmitted back through the same channels by which the requests were forwarded.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-8

The execution of a request for service may be refused by the French authority if it is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State. It may also be refused if the request is not made i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article L4022-6

…icle L. 4022-5 is chaired by a qualified person appointed by joint order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education.The composition of this council and its operating procedures a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2351-6

Tenderers must submit their tenders in a single transmission by any means that allows the date and time of receipt to be determined with certainty and guarantees confidentiality. If several tenders ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation.

Article L4432-6

The provisions of article L. 3123-16 are applicable to the functions of regional councillor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-6

The President of the Territorial Council and the Vice-Presidents are officers of the judicial police and civil registrars.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-6

The President of the Territorial Council and the Vice-Presidents are officers of the judicial police and civil registrars.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appointment of an ad hoc administrator

Article R53-6

…the persons on the list provided for in Article R. 53 or that this list has not yet been drawn up, and one of the persons close to the child cannot be called upon, the appointment of an ad hoc admini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour Advisory Commission

Article D2621-6

The Labour Advisory Committee meets at least once a year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment during school holidays

Article R4153-6

If the labour inspector does not issue a reasoned refusal to the hiring of a minor within eight clear days of the employer's application being sent, authorisation is deemed to have been granted. The p…

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