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Showing 15611570 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article L811-5

The competent administrative authority is required to inform the person whose residence permit it is about to withdraw on the basis of information or documents obtained from the authorities or private…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Judgement

Article R532-52

…m are reasoned.The decision states that the hearing was public, unless the provisions of Article L. 532-11 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued witho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative procedure

Article R615-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 615-3, where it appears that a foreign national holding a residence permit issued by a State mentioned in article R. 615-2 is the subject of a removal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5

…in the event of shared activity, the information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 6154-3 is sent by the director of the establishment where the private practice is carried out to the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-5

The indicators defined in articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1, as well as the level of results mentioned in article D. 1142-3, are made available to the Social and Economic Committee, at the intervals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-53

The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is part of the Armed Forces Health Service. It is placed under the hierarchical authority of the central director of this service. The Armed Forces Blood Tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-5

Only work to repair damage to the assets listed in article R. 1613-4 and urgent work to restore the flow capacity of watercourses, for which the project management is provided by the local authority o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-5

In the event of an express or tacit authorisation decision as provided for in article R. 5122-4, the employer may send the Agence de services et de paiement a request for compensation under the partia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-50

The management contract referred to in Article R. 5126-49 shall include the following particulars: 1° The time that the pharmacist must be present and its weekly breakdown; 2° The pharmacist's service…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-2

In the event that the estate renounced in the name of the protected person has not been accepted by another heir and as long as the State has not been sent into possession, the renunciation may be rev…

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