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Showing 731740 of 59566 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-1999 n° 96-22.914

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-5

Searching the premises of a court or the home of a person exercising judicial functions with a view to seizing documents likely to be covered by the secrecy of deliberations may only be carried out by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-5

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 1435-5-1 to L. 1435-5-4, and in particular the procedures for billing procedures performed as part of outp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-5

I. - The resolution measures referred to in subparagraphs 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this paragraph may be implemented by the resolution college separately or in combination.A measure to segregate assets taken i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…he adaptations provided for from II to X. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-51

…orm the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5

Unless otherwise provided in the agreement referred to in the third paragraph of Article 515-3, each of the partners retains the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of his or her personal prop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-52

…fixed monthly emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of article 10 of décret n°99-930 du 10 novembre 1999.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-5-1

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, appoint public servants from the territorial collectivity to represent it in France's dipl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-57

Where the court, of its own motion, at the request of the debtor or the creditors, resolves a plan pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 742-25, it shall give its decision in a judgment that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-56

The judgment rendered pursuant to the provisions of article L. 742-24 is subject to appeal.

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