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Showing 34613470 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Judgments in accelerated proceedings on the merits

Article 481-1

Unless otherwise provided, where it is provided by law or regulation that a decision is to be taken under the accelerated procedure on the merits, the application shall be lodged, investigated and jud…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-4

The liquidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-4

I.- Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4234-5-1, the chairman of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance may, if he considers that the dispute so warrants, convene the Disciplinary Board in a r…

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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 R364-4

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replac…

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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 R365-4

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of Article R. 313-3 and Articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-40-1

At the first meeting of the Local Finance Committee following the general renewal of the municipal councils, the representatives of the municipalities present, whether full members or alternates, elec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-40-2

The election of the mayor associated with the chairmanship of the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee and his deputy may be challenged before the French Polynesia Administrative Court by any memb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-4

The rapporteur general shall be informed of any fact likely to justify the initiation of sanction proceedings by: 1° The first president of the Cour des Comptes or the president of a regional audit ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-41

The operator of the establishment produces a file in support of his application comprising:1° The operation's articles of association and the references of the operating licences;2° A description of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

In the last three days of the first month following the decision to admit the patient to the psychiatric care referred to in I of article L. 3213-1 or, where applicable, following the provisional meas…

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