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Showing 110 of 15236 articles for Art. s. 496 et 504

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section III: Orders on request.

Article 496

…er is issued by the First President of the Court of Appeal. The time limit for appeal is fifteen days. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged as in non-contentious matters. If the application i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Management procedures

Article 496

The tutor represents the protected person in the acts necessary for the management of his assets. He is required to exercise prudent, diligent and informed care in the latter, in the sole interest of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 496

Criminal judgments may be appealed. Appeals are lodged with the Court of Appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of performance.

Article 504

Proof of enforceability arises from the judgment where it is not subject to any suspensive appeal or is provisionally enforceable. In other cases, this proof results from: - either the acquiescence of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 504

…ph of Article 473, acts of administration necessary for the management of the protected person's assets. He acts alone in court to assert the property rights of the protected person. Leases granted by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 504

A petition containing the grounds of appeal may be submitted within the time limits laid down for the statement of appeal to the court registry; it shall be signed by the appellant or by a lawyer regi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Internal communications and concealment

Article 504

…s, storerooms, shops and other places where the said drinks are placed. Any internal communication between the houses of tobacconists and neighbouring houses is forbidden and the administration is aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-504

…ead of the department, functional unit or any other internal structure to which the assistant reports. The weekly working hours of full-time assistants are set at ten half-days per week, but may not e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…04. Means of settlement 05. Payment of sums due to foreign creditors 06. Statement of limitation 07. Payment to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 septies

…as part of a rural land development scheme within the meaning of article L. 121-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime by sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural and sociétés whos…

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