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Showing 32213230 of 21929 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-8

…asures in civil matters shall be made before the president of the judicial court ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-5

If the foreign national is already residing in France, his application must be submitted within the following time limits: 1° A foreign national who holds a residence document referred to in 2° to 8°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

The following are authorised to collect the balance of the apprenticeship tax in respect of the expenditure mentioned in 1° of Article L. 6241-4:1° Public secondary schools ;2° Private secondary educa…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

…tor is present, the inventory is limited to the seized assets. These are immediately removed and placed in the custody of the bailiff or a receiver appointed, in the absence of an amicable agreement,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-5

…ayotte of article R. 1225-12, the words: "in article L. 541-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 10-1 of order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extensio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-5

Analyses enabling identification by genetic fingerprint in the context of the legal proceedings referred to inarticle 16-11 of the Civil Code must be subject to quality control organised by the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-5

…minally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences set out in Articles L. 8224-1 and L. 8224-2 are liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-2

…d capacity of the signing legal representative 2. Purpose of the declaration Declares that the balance sheet and notes for the year ended, which are separate from the other accounting documents and wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…entations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use, with…

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