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Showing 60316040 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6243-5

…ious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6251-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international commitments or the general principles of law, and that this question affects the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6343-5

…ious plea that an act referred to in Article LO 6351-2 with the Constitution, the organic laws, France's international commitments or the general principles of law, and that this question affects the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Exercising the right of recourse

Article R40-5

Before the national commission, the applicant and the judicial agent of the State may be assisted or represented by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation or by a lawyer registered a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Measures prior to placing under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-5

Where the place of assignment to be designated is not the home of the person under investigation, the written agreement of either the owner or the holder(s) of the lease for the premises where the rec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

…has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may request a revision of the price conditions of the contract. This request m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-5

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, holders of related rights who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community benefit from the term of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-5

Non-tax receivables from local authorities and local public establishments, as well as those from public health establishments, with the exception of cash entitlements, are only assessed when they rea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance system

Article L385-5

…upplementary occupational pension funds, subject to adaptations specified by regulation.The governance system takes into account environmental, social and governance factors related to the investment…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-5

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Mayotte to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L315-5

Where the advertising is in writing and whatever the medium, the information relating to the nature of the transaction, the conditions for determining the overall effective rate and, in the case of a…

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