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Showing 36713680 of 48272 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 April 2016 n° 14-15.860 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 2012 · Cass. com. 29 April 2003 · Cass. com. 5 February 2020 n° 18-21.689

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-5

…ected by list ballot. Each councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana or each group of councillors may present a list of candidates. Each list is composed alternately of one candidate of each sex. A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-5

…decrees mentioned in II of article R. 4412-97. The technical files referred to in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R. 126-10 of the Construction and Housing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-5

…adopts the risk analysis and coverage plan, within five years of the publication of the ordonnance n° 2006-173 du 15 février 2006 portant actualisation et adaptation du droit applicable en matière de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sector advisory committees

Article L784-5

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 614-1 and L. 614-2 law no. 2018-699 of 3 August 2018 L. 614-3law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 II.-Fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sector advisory committees

Article L783-5

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 614-1 and L. 614-2 Law no. 2018-699 of 3 August 2018 L. 614-3Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 II.-Fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-5

…t claim the item within one month of a formal notice sent to his or her home, the public prosecutor may, subject to the rights of third parties, authorise the destruction of this property or its deliv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-5

…proposal from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the deposit guarantee mechanism may also intervene with a credit institution whose situation gives rise to fears that the funds ment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

…authorisation for therapeutic purposes, provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5, is sent by the legal entities or natural persons mentioned in the same paragraph to the Directo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2524

Any deed relating to a right that may be registered must, for the purposes of registration, be drawn up in authentic form by a notary, a court of general jurisdiction or a public authority. Any deed i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-4

…médicament et des produits de santé or by another State : 1° In the case provided for in Article R. 5121-51-1, the Director General of the Agency will notify the States concerned and the marketing aut…

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