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Showing 201210 of 57637 articles for Art. Law 89-462 of 6 July 1989

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Views onto a neighbour's property

Article 677

…indows or days may be established only twenty-six decimetres (eight feet) above the floor or ground of the room to be lighted, if on the ground floor, and nineteen decimetres (six feet) above the floo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Views onto a neighbour's property

Article 679

…ame proviso, side or oblique views cannot be had on the same inheritance unless there is a distance of six decimetres.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Distance and intermediate works required for certain constructions

Article 674

…or hearth, forge, oven or furnace there, Lean a stable against it, Or establish a salt shop or heap of corrosive substances against that wall, Is obliged to leave the distance prescribed by the partic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-6

In addition to the amount of the specific contractual termination indemnity, the agreement also sets the date on which the practitioner's contract will end. This will take place at the earliest one da…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 6-1

Marriage and adoptive filiation carry the same effects, rights and obligations recognised by law, with the exception of those provided for in Chapters I to IV of Title VII of Book I of this Code, whet…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Preliminary Title: Publication, effects and application of laws in general

Article 6-2

…ts, subject to the provisions specific to simple adoption. Parentage brings a child into the family of each of its parents.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by overseas departments

Article LO3445-6

Authorisation is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to issue the implementing regulatory provisions. It…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-6

The following provisions of this Code in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée : 1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-6

I. - Books IV, VI and VII of Part Five of the General Code of Territorial Authorities are applicable to Saint-Martin.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-6

The freezing order and the certificate shall, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, be transmitted directly by the judicial authority of the issuing State to the judicial authority of the…

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