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Showing 14511460 of 51319 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-2-1999 n° 97-14.669

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-10

The matter is referred to the liberty and custody judge in whose jurisdiction the reception facility is located by means of a request sent to the clerk's office of the court by any means that enables…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-10

The anonymity of the staff of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons responsible for examining asylum applications and conducting personal interviews with applicants is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article L114-10

The sports resources, expertise and performance centres are administered by a Board of Directors made up of twenty or twenty-five members, depending on the size or specific nature of the establishment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-10

The order of the liberty and custody judge authorising the visit to the foreign national's home is enforceable for ninety-six hours on the basis of the minutes alone.It is notified on the spot to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-10

The election takes place every four years, after the general election of works council members.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-10

With the exception of the time spent on call, the period of on-call duty is taken into account when calculating the minimum daily rest period provided for in article L. 3131-1 and the weekly rest peri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-10

A foreigner who evades or attempts to evade the enforcement of a decision to implement a decision taken by another State, a decision to surrender to the authorities of another State or a transfer deci…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-10

The Board of Directors of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration issues an opinion on the draft decrees provided for in article R. 711-3 concerning the conditions for granting and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-10

The time limits within which the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé must notify the applicant of his response are set as follows: 1° Sixty days…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article R123-102

Any deed or document filed as an annex to the Trade and Companies Register on behalf of a legal entity whose registered office is located on French territory shall be filed at the registry of the cour…

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