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Showing 39513960 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Disputes relating to the validity of the seizure

Article R221-53

…ts included in the seizure are brought before the enforcement judge by the debtor or by the bailiff acting as in matters of enforcement difficulties. Where the debtor invokes unseizability, proceeding…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-5

…limits of the powers conferred on him, the mandatary of the succession represents all the heirs in acts of civil life and in legal proceedings. He exercises his powers even if there is a minor or a p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-124

…s that there are sufficient charges against the person under investigation for having committed the acts of which he or she is accused and that the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Cod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4343-2

…nd speech and language therapists registered on the departmental lists or performing a professional act in France, as provided for in articles L. 4341-1 and L. 4342-1 respectively, are required to com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-1

…ychomotrician is taken to mean any person who, not being a doctor, habitually performs professional acts of psychomotor re-education, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat after consulting the Ac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article R722-11

…for by the orders mentioned in article R. 444-4 of the French Commercial Code for the same type of acts carried out by bailiffs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-20

…ion of those relating to: a) The budget; b) The local referendum and consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in Articles LO 6251-2 to LO 6251-10 and LO 6251-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-20

…ion of those relating to: a) The budget; b) The local referendum and consultation of voters; c) The acts provided for in articles LO 6351-2 to LO 6351-10 and LO 6351-19.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D10

…xecuting a letter rogatory, judicial police officers shall draw up separate reports for each of the acts they are called upon to perform.Each report must mention the name and capacity of the judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-1

…ment relationship, an employee to whom an employer has had recourse under the terms of article L. 8221-3 or by committing the acts provided for in article L. 8221-5 is entitled to a lump-sum payment e…

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