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Showing 47414750 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-3

A natural mineral spring may be declared to be in the public interest. In this case, it may be assigned a protection perimeter, which may cover separate plots of land. Within this perimeter, all activ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-8

…o withdraw it after receiving the opinion of the Financial Sector Consultative Committee. In urgent cases, the opinion of the Comité consultatif du secteur financier is not required.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-9

…hearing a claim for maintenance, the debtor may agree to direct payment of the maintenance. In this case, the debtor indicates the third party debtor who will be responsible for payment. The extract o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-3

In the case provided for in 1° of article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-5

…ision or the terms and conditions of its enforcement in the light of an adversarial debate. In this case, he sets the date for the hearing, without prejudice to the debtor's right to bring the matter…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by public law

Article L2197-6

…pply contracts of the State, local authorities and local public establishments, as well as in other cases where the law permits.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the formation of a company dedicated to carrying out the project

Article L2213-6

…the licensee when the latter is set up as a company dedicated to carrying out the project. In this case, the articles of association of this project company specify the distribution of risks between…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-22

…fter the contract has been awarded insofar as this is necessary for its proper performance. In this case, the purchaser must justify this requirement in the consultation documents.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Issue of decisions

Article L613-1

Reasons must be given for the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory.In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 611-1, the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L743-5

When a case is referred to the liberty and custody judge by the foreign national for the purpose of contesting the decision to place him/her in detention pursuant to article L. 741-10 and by the admin…

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