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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-523

…illness, cancer, severe and acquired immunodeficiency or poliomyelitis and unable to carry out his duties is entitled, after receiving the opinion of the medical committee mentioned in article R. 615…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-517

During their first year in post, assistants may, at their request and subject to the favourable opinion of the practitioner exercising the functions of head of the department or, failing this, head of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 511

…vations to the director of the court registry services. The director of the court registry services may be assisted in auditing the accounts in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Code of…

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

Article 502

No judgment or deed may be enforced except on presentation of a certified copy, unless otherwise provided by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Final provisions.

Article 569

The enforcement of judgments improperly described as final may be stayed by the judge of appeal at any stage of the proceedings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 590

The judge hearing the third party opposition as principal or incidental may suspend enforcement of the contested judgment.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517

Provisional enforcement may be subject to the provision of a guarantee, real or personal, sufficient to meet any restitution or reparation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title II: Ownership

Article 545

No one may be compelled to dispose of his property, except in the public interest, and subject to fair and prior compensation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rights of the usufructuary

Article 598

…ss, if it is a question of an operation which cannot be made without a concession, the usufructuary may not enjoy them until he has obtained the permission of the President of the Republic. He has no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505

In the event of a sentencing judgment, the Public Prosecutor may also lodge his appeal within twenty days of the day on which the decision is handed down. Without prejudice to the application of artic…

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