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Showing 571580 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 987

The wills mentioned in the two preceding articles shall become null and void six months after communications have been re-established in the place where the testator is, or six months after he has pas…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation and partition of the community.

Article 1467

Once the community has been dissolved, each of the spouses takes back any property that had not entered the community, if it exists in kind, or property that has been subrogated to it. The joint estat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1408

The acquisition made, by way of auction or otherwise, of a portion of property of which one of the spouses was the undivided owner, does not form an acquest, except for the recompense due to the commu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-1-2

…concerning the operation of the municipality, the policies it pursues within its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation. The content of this report and the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3311-2

…th regard to the operation of the local authority, the policies it pursues on its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contribute to achieving the sustainab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-5

…ensures that each patient is informed of the proposed therapeutic decision, in accordance with the guidelines defined by the National Cancer Institute in application of 2° of Article L. 1415-2, inclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-11

…sanctions referred to in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in 3° and 4° of article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he shall be automatically declared to have resigned. This resig…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-16

…tion of the time limit or method of payment. III.-A section entitled "Withdrawal of driving licence point(s)" indicating whether the offence is likely to result in the withdrawal of driving licence po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-1

…at it is in the public interest to determine the close protection perimeters around the abstraction point under the conditions defined in the first paragraph of article L. 1321-2. These provisions onl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-1

…nsel or any person of their choice. Where the person concerned is not assisted by counsel, the main points of the decision will be communicated to him/her in a language that he/she understands or may…

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