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Showing 21712180 of 32253 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-5-2023 n° 21-23.007

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-5

…and the State, in the penultimate year preceding that of the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-5

Where the contract stipulates that the party who fails to perform it shall pay a certain sum by way of damages, no greater or lesser sum may be awarded to the other party.However, the judge may, even…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file shall be subject, as a security measure, to the obligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to c…

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

Article 57

Subject to articles 56-1 to 56-5 and to respect for professional secrecy and the rights of the defence mentioned in article 56, the operations prescribed by the said article shall be carried out in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

I.-Without prejudice to the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 132-8, for the application of the first paragraph of article L. 132-27-2, the date on which the insurance undert…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21 (art. A322-117)

ON THE CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY ESTABLISHMENTSOPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE USE OF EQUIDAEEstablishment open to the public for the use of equidae: declaration of openingI. - Identity of the declarantIf a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-5

…l'Etat (V) or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-5

…ervice or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of l'article 1er du décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-5

…l'Etat (V) or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-5

…l'Etat (V) or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 du 2 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janv…

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