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Showing 41314140 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

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

Article 58

Where this option is open to them under Article 12, the parties may, if they have not already done so since the dispute arose, give the judge, in the joint application, the task of ruling as amiable c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2224-12-1-1

Public water and sanitation utilities are authorised to implement social measures designed to make effective the right of access to drinking water and sanitation under conditions that are economically…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4371-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by dieticians whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4371-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-12-1

In the cases provided for by 6° of Article 706-53-2, the person must be informed and provided with the document provided for by Article R. 53-8-9 are made, under the conditions set out in the third an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-5

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file shall be subject, as a security measure, to the obligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57

Subject to articles 56-1 to 56-5 and to respect for professional secrecy and the rights of the defence mentioned in article 56, the operations prescribed by the said article shall be carried out in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

I.-Without prejudice to the obligations referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 132-8, for the application of the first paragraph of article L. 132-27-2, the date on which the insurance undert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4251-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by medical physicists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4251-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4391-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by care assistants whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4391-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4392-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by childcare assistants whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4392-4.

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