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Showing 10511060 of 18481 articles for Art. CE 5-5-2010 n° 301419

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-51

…In addition, the lender may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower which, without prejudice to the application of the article 1231-5 of the Civil Code, may not exceed an amount which, depen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-5

…after notification of the decision may only be granted if the foreign national resides outside France. This condition does not apply:1° For the implementation of article L. 632-6;2° During the time w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-3

For offences of the first four classes against the police of public rail transport services and regular and on-demand public passenger transport services, recorded by the agents mentioned in 4° and 5°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-5

…second paragraph of Article 529-2 and the second paragraph of Article 529-5 is recorded by the officer of the public prosecutor's office, who mentions it on the enforcement order provided for in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article D1237-5

…the employer sends the administrative authority an information document on the terminations pronounced as part of the mobility leave, set by order of the Minister for Employment, every six months fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-5

…eir tasks directly linked to the provision of emergency medical aid, the emergency medical aid services participate in health education, prevention and research. They also participate in the training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-54

…'Etat decree determines: 1° The conditions under which the employee housing information and assistance committee is set up; 2° The conditions under which the rights constituted in application of the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-5

…rd paragraph of II of article L. 217-5 shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to a collective management organisation.Withdrawal may be made under the conditions…

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

Article R6145-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6145-12 and R. 6145-13, the annual investment forecasts relating to the schools and training institutes mentioned in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 1-2: Examination of genetic characteristics, genetic identification and genetic research.

Article L1541-5

…etics for treatment carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of this Title" are replaced by the words: "a consultation likely to ensure appropriate treatment";b) In III of Article L. 11…

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