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Showing 17311740 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…e amount of the overall operating grant to be entered in the primary budget; 4° (paragraph deleted) 5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-5

An appeal to the regional or inter-regional council does not have suspensive effect. As soon as the appeal has been registered, the president of the regional or inter-regional council will forward it…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-10

The protection order is issued by the judge, on application by the person in danger, assisted if necessary, or, with the latter's agreement, by the public prosecutor. Its issue is not conditional on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Limitation period

Article L131-59

Actions for recourse by the bearer against the endorsers, the drawer and the other obligees shall be barred after six months from the expiry of the time limit for presentation. Actions for recourse by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-5

Pregnant women, women in labour and breast-feeding mothers may only be asked to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 under the following conditions:-either the importan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory procedure

Article 122-5

Prior consultation with reading committees or readers is carried out in one of the following ways:1° Only projects that have received a favourable opinion from reading committees or readers are submit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-54

…grant a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with Article L. 315-9 or under conditions that do not comply with articles L. 315-10 and L. 315-11 may result in forfe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article L613-5

A foreign national who is notified of a ban on returning to French territory shall be informed that an alert for the purposes of refusing entry has been issued in the Schengen Information System, in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529-2

…r exemption to the service indicated in the notice of offence. In the cases provided for by article 529-10, this request must be accompanied by one of the documents required by this article. This requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-50

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate, seised of acts committed voluntarily against a minor, appoints an ad hoc administrator when the minor's interests are not fully protected by his or her l…

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