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Showing 721730 of 30978 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 7-11-2018 n° 17-26.222 F-PB

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751-1

In the event of dissolution of the civil solidarity pact, one of the partners may apply to the court with jurisdiction over tenancy matters for the right to the lease of premises, not of a professiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-17

If the judge decides to release the patient and the public prosecutor considers that he has no reason to oppose this release, the latter returns the order to the judge who issued it, stating that he h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority.

Article R464-17

Where the action is likely to affect the rights or obligations of other persons who were parties before the Competition Authority, such persons may intervene in the proceedings before the Court of App…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-17

The procedures for the election and operation of the territorial council of the Ordre des Médecins, des chirurgiens-dentistes and des sages-femmes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as its powers an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

In the event of failure to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions of this Title and Books I and II of Part Six of this Code, or breach of the conditions laid down in the authorisation,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-176

The compensation that may be due between public or ministerial officers, former public or ministerial officers who have not yet been replaced or their successors, other than those mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R3333-17

The fee payable to a département for the occupation of its public domain by pipelines transporting hydrocarbons or chemical products is set by deliberation of the département council after consulting…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

The declaration provided for in articles R. 212-85 and R. 212-87, a specimen of which is given in appendix II-12, includes the surname, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, contact details…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-17

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs and the minister(s) concerned may, by joint order, suspend for a period not exceeding one year the manufactur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-17

Regardless of how the vote is conducted, the votes are counted without interruption on the day of the election, at the head office of the Council concerned, in a public meeting, under the supervision…

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