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Showing 21512160 of 31009 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-5-2007 n° 06-12.907

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-53

A single polling station is set up for the elections to the national statutory commission. It shall comprise a chairman and a secretary appointed by the Director General of the Centre National de Gest…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-2

Where provisional execution has been refused, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, once he has been seised, from the magistrate responsible for the prepara…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-53

In cases where the contract of sale or provision of services provided for in article L. 312-52, the seller or service provider shall reimburse, on simple request, any sum that the buyer may have paid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Transfer of sentenced persons

Article 728-5

The court shall rule in open court, after hearing the public prosecutor, the convicted person and, where applicable, the lawyer chosen by him or appointed ex officio at his request. The judgment is im…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-5

An action for repayment of an insurance allowance that has been wrongly paid is time-barred after three years. In the event of fraud or misrepresentation, the limitation period is ten years. These per…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-59

The accounting officer of the régie is an accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance with the status of principal accounting officer. He or she is appointed by the prefect, with t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in the event of disagreement with a joint decision communicated to it by the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, as…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

Within the framework of their own role, nurses carry out the following acts or provide the following care aimed at identifying risks and ensuring the comfort and safety of the person and his/her envir…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-5

The provisions for the application of this Title relating to the procedure applicable to disputes and the information sent to the labour inspectorate in the event of the formation of the company resul…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Unforeseen circumstances

Article R2194-5

The contract may be amended when the amendment is made necessary by circumstances that a diligent purchaser could not have foreseen. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 2194-3 and R. 2194-4 ap…

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