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Showing 10911100 of 49463 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-2-1975

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

The department's representatives are elected by the departmental council from among its members within four months of its renewal. Lists of candidates must be composed alternately of one candidate of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-29

The Minister responsible for sport may refuse to grant or renew the delegation on any of the following grounds: 1° Failure to respect the general interest in the promotion and development of physical…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2227

The right of ownership is imprescriptible. Subject to this reservation, actions in rem in immovable property are prescribed by thirty years from the day on which the holder of a right knew or should h…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2226

An action for liability arising from an event resulting in bodily injury, brought by the direct or indirect victim of the resulting injury, shall be barred after ten years from the date of consolidati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2225

A liability action against persons who have represented or assisted the parties in court, including for the loss or destruction of documents entrusted to them, shall be barred after five years from th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-23

Recognition and monitoring within the territory of the Republic of a conviction or a probation decision handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3 : The volunteer fire-fighting officer, contact for volunteers

Article R1424-20-2

The volunteer fire officer mentioned in 5° of article R. 1424-19 provides the management of the fire and rescue service with his knowledge and experience of voluntary service. He may be entrusted with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-23-2

The organisation of on-call duty and urgent medical transport as defined in articles R. 6312-17-1 and R. 6312-18 is monitored every six months by the medical transport sub-committee of the committee r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-2-2

When it appears to the statutory auditor that the urgency requires the adoption of immediate measures and the manager refuses to do so or indicates that he is considering measures that the statutory a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

I.- By way of derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000…

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