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Showing 19111920 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-56

…provisional profit and loss account for the schools and institutes mentioned in 3° of article R. 6145-12 shows the operating costs and income attributable to the activity of these schools and institut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-10

…ee paragraphs of Article L. 121-2 of this code, the request for exoneration provided for by article 529-2 or the claim provided for by article 530 is only admissible if it is sent by registered letter…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Electronic communications services contracts

Article D224-59

In application of Article L. 224-42-3, providers of Internet access services or publicly accessible interpersonal communications services who subject the provision of these services to certain conditi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

The granting of accommodation based on absolute necessity of service or the precarious occupancy agreement with or without standby duty terminates in the event of the alienation, reallocation or aband…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-5

…py of the registration form or any evidence of registration in the register mentioned in article R. 521-1 of the Commercial Code; 4° A copy of the enforcement order recording the claim, where applicab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-59

The management reports referred to in the second paragraph of article 223 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management shall be sent to the budget controller a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Relations between the liquidator and the guarantee fund

Article R421-53

The liquidator appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in application of articles L. 326-1 and L. 326-2, or by the competent authorities of the home state of an insurance und…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

…r of the possibility of opting to use parts from the circular economy, as defined in Article R. 224-50, by means of a clear, visible and legible display from the outside. This display specifies the ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-5

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers is asked to cooperate in an investigation, on-site inspection or supervisory activity in accordance wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the absence of an agreement.

Article L3323-5

…the Minister for the Budget and the Economy. The investment provision provided for in article L. 3325-3 may not be established.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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