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Showing 13611370 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 54

…by writ of summons or by application delivered or addressed to the court registry. The application may be made jointly by the parties. On pain of nullity, the initial application shall mention: 1° Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 523

Claims relating to the application of articles 514-5,517 and 518 to 522 may only be brought, in the event of an appeal, before the First President ruling in summary proceedings or, in the cases provid…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

…a household without children or two people, increased by 10 m² per person up to eight people and by 5 m² per additional person above eight people;b) in zones B1 and B2: 24 m² for a household without c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-3

…provisions to the contrary in the agreement, each partner is manager of the undivided property and may exercise the powers recognised by articles 1873-6 to 1873-8. For the administration of undivided…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Extraordinary remedies.

Article 580

Extraordinary remedies are available only in cases specified by law.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-5

For the application in Mayotte of article R. 1225-12, the words: "in article L. 541-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 10-1 of order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 552

…of the parties reserves to the appellant the right to call the others to the proceedings. The court may order of its own motion the joinder of all the co-interested parties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-5

For the application of article L. 3152-4 in Mayotte : a) The benefits mentioned in 1° are those of the schemes mentioned in articles 23-7 and 23-8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

The tutor may not, without authorisation from the family council or, failing that, the judge, make any dispositive acts in the name of the protected person.The authorisation determines the stipulation…

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