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Showing 110 of 47447 articles for Art. 3 mai 2011

French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2011

A trust is a transaction by which one or more settlors transfer property, rights or security interests, or a bundle of property, rights or security interests, present or future, to one or more trustee…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-3

Where the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court refuses to issue a certificate of nationality, the person concerned may refer the matter to the judicial court, which will de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegation of parental authority

Article 377-3

The right to consent to the adoption of a minor is never delegated.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employment centres.

Article L5313-3

Job centres may take the form of public interest groups governed by Chapter II of Law 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-3

When reviewing the acts mentioned in article 387-1, the judge may, if he considers it essential to safeguard the interests of the minor, in consideration of the composition or value of the assets, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

As part of his powers as head of the criminal investigation department, the public prosecutor may issue general or specific instructions to investigators. He checks the legality of the resources used…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-3

Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-35 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 th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3

…for in this paragraph, the court may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 141-1, place or maintain the accused under judicial supervision. This decision is provisionally enforceable. If the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-8)

Article Annexe 3-3

…d finance: - accounting principles; - the concept of depreciation and provisions. Understanding the main accounting documents: - balance sheet; - income statement; - cash flow statement. Analysis of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33-3

…ections 5 to 7 of Chapter II of this Title. The deregistration provided for in 7° of Article L. 612-39 shall be understood as a prohibition on the electronic money institution issuing electronic money…

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