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Showing 55015510 of 35471 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 7-5-1997 n° 740

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-5

For the application of this book in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Articles L. 552-6 and L. 552-7, the reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article R581-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 581-3, the provisional residence permit is refused or withdrawn or its renewal is refused if the foreign national is excluded f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-5

Trade union organisations which meet the criteria of respect for republican values and independence, which have been legally constituted for at least two years and whose professional and geographical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employee information.

Article R3341-5

The employee savings book provided for in Article L. 3341-6 is drawn up on any durable medium and is given to each employee when his or her employment contract is concluded. It includes:1° A reminder…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-5

A creditor who obtains a writ of execution at a time when the property has already been removed from the safe, shall proceed as provided in Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-7

Persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and French nationals who have returned to France at the request of the French authorities an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-5

…ourt decisions that have become final, agreements entered into prior to the promulgation of the loi n° 2000-1208 du 13 décembre 2000 relative à la solidarité et au renouvellement urbains et qui seraie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

The budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget manag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-58

The piezometric height of the water distributed by the indoor networks mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 must, for each network and at any point where it is made available, be at least equal to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

The result of each of the profit and loss accounts other than that mentioned in article R. 6145-50 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, by decision of the Superv…

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