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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4221-13-5

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, will issue the licences provided for in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, after obtaining the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 51

The judicial court hears all incidental claims that do not fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of another court.Unless specifically provided for, the other courts hear only incidental claims that f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 58

Where this option is open to them under Article 12, the parties may, if they have not already done so since the dispute arose, give the judge, in the joint application, the task of ruling as amiable c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article 50

Incidents of proceedings are decided by the court before which the proceedings they affect are being conducted.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 53

The initial application is the one by which a litigant takes the initiative in a lawsuit by submitting his or her claims to the judge. It introduces the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 539

The time limit for appealing by ordinary means suspends enforcement of the judgment. An appeal lodged within the time limit also suspends enforcement.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 508

No execution may be carried out before 6 a.m. or after 9 p.m., nor on public holidays or non-working days, except by permission of the judge in case of necessity.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Grace Period.

Article 511

The time limit runs from the day of the judgment when it is adversarial; in other cases it runs only from the day of notification of the judgment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 538

The time limit for lodging an ordinary appeal is one month in contentious matters; it is fifteen days in non-contentious matters.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 554

Persons who were neither parties nor represented at first instance or who appeared in another capacity may intervene on appeal if they have an interest in doing so.

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