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Showing 5160 of 33794 articles for Art. 3 juin 1956

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Actions contesting parentage

Article 337

When allowing the action to be contested, the court may, in the interests of the child, determine the terms of the child's relationship with the person who raised the child.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Origin of goods.

Article 34

…addition of materials from another country, originate in the country where they were manufactured. 3. Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance lay down the rules for determining the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-39

…stablished in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-3

…st the child:1° To the other parent;2° To another member of the family or a trustworthy third party;3° To a departmental child welfare service;4° To a service or establishment authorised to receive mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-3

…ry four state-qualified nurses;2° One nursery assistant or auxiliary nurse for every four open beds;3° A masseur-physiotherapist seven days a week, with proven experience in paediatric critical care;4…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 311-3

…directors or managers as well as the majority of directors who are French nationals or equivalent;3° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37-3

…This allowance is subject to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension scheme for non-tenure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-3

…st of the information it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 511-3-2 and which must be communicated to it as part of the notification provided for in I of Article L.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-3

…of the child's legal representative under the conditions defined in the first paragraph of article 348-3.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31

The director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person proving that they have that nationality.

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