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Showing 23112320 of 31009 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-5-2007 n° 06-12.907

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

I. - Establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in application of article L. 1243-2, may obtain, for therapeutic purposes, t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-5

The agreement provided for in article L. 113-2 sets out the obligations of each of the parties and mentions all the sums received from the local authorities and their groupings, including those paid p…

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

Article R365-5

The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia shall deliver the opinion provided for in Article L. 312-2 within one month of the matter being referred to it by the High Commissioner of the Republic. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Paid leave.

Article L7213-5

Where the replacement of the employee during the period of paid leave involves the total or partial occupation of the employee's home by his replacement, the employee has the option of not using his l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Automatic provisional enforcement

Article 514-4

Where provisional enforcement by operation of law has been set aside in whole or in part, its reinstatement may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as soon as he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-5

The judge shall rule on the choice of the person to be empowered and the extent of the empowerment, ensuring that the proposed arrangement is consistent with the property and, where applicable, person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-5

Except in emergencies, orders concerning sentence reductions, escorted outings and temporary absences shall be made after consulting the Sentence Enforcement Commission.This commission shall be deemed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-50

Only hours lost as a result of a collective work stoppage resulting from : 1° Accidental causes, bad weather or force majeure ; 2° inventory ; 3° Unemployment on one or two working days between a publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-5

The manager or managers of a European Economic Interest Grouping are liable, individually or jointly and severally as the case may be, to the grouping or to third parties, either for infringements of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION OF EXPULSION, A PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN FROM FRENCH TERRITORY IN CASE OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L753-5

At the request of the administrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Per…

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