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Showing 15011510 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IX: Enforcement procedures

Article 902

The first paragraph of Article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the public fire and rescue establishment of Corsica

Article L1424-84

The fire and rescue services in Corsica may decide, by concordant deliberations of their board of directors, to create a Corsican public fire and rescue establishment.The provisions of section 5 of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 832

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 68, the incidental request for the granting of a payment deadline pursuant to the article 1343-5 of the Civil Code may be made by post delivered or addre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-9

…y occupational health team on the working environment provided for in Articles R. 4624-1 to R. 4624-9; 4° Individual health monitoring as provided for in articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-45; 5° To the m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 844

The proportional land registration tax applicable to registrations of judicial or conventional mortgages referred to in 1° of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-9

…e claimant as reparation for the loss; 8° The amount of compensation claimed before the commission; 9° The address to which notifications must be made to the claimant. The claim shall be accompanied b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion and remuneration

Article R6152-912-2

When they move to Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, and when they return to metropolitan France after this assignment, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 805

For the application of this code in the overseas collectivities and New Caledonia:1° References to the department are replaced by references to the collectivity;2° References to the prefect and sub-pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-8

…ffice of the company is located, within the period mentioned in the third paragraph of article R. 229- 7. All shareholders interested in the repurchase of the shares are called upon by the company und…

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

Article L511-9

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 511-8, where recognition of refugee status results from a decision of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the Conseil d'Etat, the matter may be…

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