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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-5

Hospital practitioners may apply for posts for which vacancies have been published.During the assignment search period, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion will send hospital practi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Definition

Article 502

Any person engaged in the retail sale of beverages not originating from their own harvest carries out their activity as a drinks retailer and is subject to the legislation on indirect taxation.They mu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 54

The initial application shall be made by writ of summons or by application delivered or addressed to the court registry. The application may be made jointly by the parties. On pain of nullity, the ini…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Common provisions

Article 518

The nature, extent and terms of the guarantee provided for in articles 514-5 and 517 are specified by the decision which prescribes their constitution.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 503

The guardian, in the presence of the subrogated guardian if one has been appointed, shall draw up an inventory of the protected person's property, which shall be sent to the judge within three months…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 504

The guardian alone performs conservatory acts and, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 473, acts of administration necessary for the management of the protected person's asset…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-5

When the composition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-56

When a partner intends to withdraw from the company pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, he shall notify the company of his deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-54

If the company refuses to agree to the transfer, it has a period of six months from the date of notification of its refusal to notify the member, in one of the forms provided for in the first paragrap…

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