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Showing 13711380 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Grace Period.

Article 510

Subject to the following paragraphs, the period of grace may only be granted by the decision whose enforcement it is intended to defer.In urgent cases, the same power lies with the interim relief judg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 511

…tor taken after consulting the general assembly of the court of appeal. If necessary, this decision may be modified under the same conditions during the year. If it is impossible to reach a joint deci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Appealable judgments.

Article 545

Other judgments may be appealed independently of judgments on the merits only in cases specified by law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

…keting authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-1

The partners may, in the initial agreement or in an amending agreement, choose to make the property they acquire, together or separately, subject to the joint ownership regime as from the registration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-5

The Autorité des marchés financiers may receive voluntary contributions from professional associations representing persons subject to its supervision, with a view to financing projects of common inte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530

The title referred to in the second paragraph of Article 529-2, in the second paragraph of Article 529-5 or the second paragraph of III of Article 529-6 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 554

Service of decisions, where necessary, shall be effected at the request of the public prosecutor or the civil party.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-5

For the application in Mayotte of the first paragraph of article L. 1225-61, the words: "within the meaning of article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "within the mean…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

…ons, in euros and net of any charges levied in favour of a third party for the conversion. Deposits may be made on a monthly basis. IV -When sums are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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