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Showing 31913200 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 981

The adviser in charge of the report may ask the claimant's lawyer to provide him, within a time limit that he shall set, with any document that may be useful in the investigation of the case.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-9

…above the thresholds defined by the decree mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1334-2, the owner or operator of the accommodation must inform the occupants and any persons required to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 919-5

…ting at least one cinematographic work in the documentary genre:1° Released in cinemas in France in 2020 or 2021 or scheduled to be released in cinemas in 2020 but which could not be released due to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-salaried worker training insurance funds.

Article L6332-9

Self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and non-salaried professions may set up training insurance funds for non-salaried workers in the professions or professional branches in quest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other persons authorised to practise the profession.

Article R4362-9

The commission is composed of 1° A representative of the Minister for Health, Chairman ; 2° A representative of the Minister for Higher Education; 3° A representative of the Minister for Trade and Cra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L763-10

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 200…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-9

…ishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status, the municipal councils concerned may, by deliberation as provided for in Article L. 2113-2, request that the future new commune, with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 980

…e French language and be of age, be able to sign and have the enjoyment of their civil rights. They may be of either sex, but husband and wife may not be witnesses to the same act.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article 934

By way of derogation from the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 712-2, the president of the court of first instance shall exercise the functions of a sentence enforcement judge.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-9

…port or airport on which the waiting area in which he or she is placed or held depends, he or she may be transferred to any waiting area of a station, port or airport from which his or her departure…

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