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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 515

The court may, on the appeal of the public prosecutor, either confirm the judgment or reverse it in whole or in part in a manner favourable or unfavourable to the accused.The court may not, on the sol…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 592

In all other cases, the usufructuary may not touch the tall trees: he may only use, to make the repairs for which he is liable, trees uprooted or broken by accident; he may even, for this purpose, hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-57

…he annual amount of this grant, mentioned in 3° of article D. 1413-47. If necessary, these missions may be the subject of an additional grant paid by the Agence nationale de santé publique.

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

Article 556

Persons capable of compromising may waive the appeal. They may do so only in respect of rights of which they have free disposal.

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

Article 558

Waiver may be express or may result from the unreserved enforcement of an unenforceable judgment.Waiver is not effective if, subsequently, another party itself regularly appeals.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…ing articles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of the voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6213-1, the following ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…ing articles of the Electoral Code apply to the preparatory operations for the ballot and to the conduct of voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6313-1, the following articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 593

He may take, in the woods, stiles for the vines; he may also take, from the trees, annual or periodic products; all according to the use of the country or the custom of the owners.

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

Article 507

…ests with the person in charge of the protective measure, division in respect of a protected person may be made amicably with the authorisation of the family council or, failing this, the judge. It ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-52

Prior to requesting and performing a procedure, the doctor or dental surgeon checks that it is justified on the basis of the guide or documents mentioned in article R. 1333-47. In the event of disagre…

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