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Showing 21712180 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519-2

Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-519 may not be carried over to the following year, unless exceptional authorisation is granted by the director of the establishment after consulting the head of t…

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

Article 56-1

Search of a lawyer's chambers or home may only be carried out by a magistrate and in the presence of the President of the Bar or his delegate, following a written, reasoned decision taken by the liber…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-57

The available assets of the Fonds de Compensation des Risques de l'Assurance de la Construction are invested by the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in the assets mentioned in Article R. 332-2. These as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financial aid for the restoration and digitisation of cinematographic heritage works

Article 511-1

Financial aid is granted selectively within the meaning of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-50

Establishments and authorised organisations shall implement a procedure for the withdrawal of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis in accordance with the rules of good pract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-5

The metropolis of Lyon benefits from the resources mentioned in Article L. 3332-3.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 decies

A reservist customs officer who suffers damage during periods of employment or training in the reserve and, in the event of death, his dependants, shall be entitled, at the expense of the State, to fu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-5

The management referred to in Article R. 427-4 is accounted for separately from the other operations carried out by the fund. The available assets of the fund are invested by the Caisse centrale de ré…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

A creditor may only seize several of his debtor's immovables if the seizure of one or more of them would not be sufficient to satisfy him and the registered creditors.The creditor may only seize immov…

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