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Showing 45414550 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

…option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-3

The decision concerning civil interests may be set up against the insurer who intervened in the proceedings or was notified under the conditions provided for by article 388-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

In 2008, the amount of the regional allocation for educational facilities is set at 661,841,207 euros.The amount allocated in 2008 to each region exercising the powers defined in article L. 214-6 of t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 383

Where the interests of the sole legal administrator or, as the case may be, of both legal administrators are in opposition to those of the minor, the latter shall request the appointment of an ad hoc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 316

…ings cannot prejudge the merits. When the assize court examines the case on appeal, these judgments may only be challenged by way of cassation, at the same time as the judgment on the merits. When the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Staff

Article R1413-33

The Agency's public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article D6145-34

…hen the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure has not been drawn up by the Director by 1st January of the year to which it relates.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Obligations of the guarantor

Article R7123-30

The modelling agency is considered to be in default, within the meaning of article L. 7123-19, when, at the end of a period of fifteen days following receipt of a formal notice, it has not paid all or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-310-3

Practitioners from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to the profession of midwife underarticle L. 4002-5 of the Public Health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local biovigilance system

Article R1211-37

…is set up by healthcare professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of I of article R. 1211-29; 2° Collecting, storing and making accessible the information communicated to it relating to…

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