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Showing 34613470 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-5

…provided by any means, may be:1° That she presents herself publicly as belonging to the claimed sex;2° That she is known by the claimed sex to her family, friends or professional circle;3° That she ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

…ctors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8% of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-5

…CIC). The conditions for the allocation and use of these funds are set by agreement with the IFCIC; 2° For the operation of aid funds for the cinema and other arts and moving image industries set up a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 590-1

…ted a lawyer and has not lodged his statement of case within the time limit provided for in Article 584 shall forfeit his appeal. The same applies, unless an exemption is granted by the President of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D593-5

For the application of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° In article D. 521-12, the words: "as well as the state of progress of the procedures for determining the State responsible for examining the asylum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-5

…in the meaning of article L. 133-11 of the Tourism Code;d) Three mayors of communes with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants;e) One mayor of a commune located in a mountain area;f) One mayor of a commune loc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

…neficiary will be required to pay a fee set and increased under the conditions defined byarticle R. 2124-74 of the General Code for the Ownership of Public Property. It may be subject to eviction.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

…is received to make a request for maintenance or repair, the professional, mentioned in Article L. 224-111, informs the consumer of the possibility of opting to use parts from the circular economy, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requisitioning and seizures

Article D15-5

When a requisition under the article 60-1 without a dedicated report being drawn up, mention of this act is made in the report setting out the steps taken by the requesting magistrate, the judicial po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-59

The employer is reimbursed on a monthly basis by the State for the salaries paid to an employee who is a member of a labour tribunal and who is absent from work in order to carry out his labour tribun…

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