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Showing 18511860 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-11

…t must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 aforementioned and, failing this, on expiry of which they will be carried out by the plaintiff…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170 bis

…ons whose main residence has a rental value that has exceeded, during the year of taxation, €150 in Paris and in communes located within a radius of 30 kilometres of Paris, €114 in other localities.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transfer of beneficiaries of temporary protection or their family members

Article R581-8

…s benefiting from temporary protection in another Member State of the European Union.Where the application concerns the spouse of the foreign national admitted to reside in France, his or her minor ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-18

…ject to successful completion of a first university year and obtaining 60 European credits from the 2016-2017 academic year. The conditions for admission to these institutes are set by order of the mi…

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Article Annexe 9-5

JURISDICTION WITH JURISDICTION IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE L. 420-7, PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PERSONS WHO ARE TRADERS OR CRAFTSMEN SIEGE DES TRIBUNAUX de commerce RESSORT Paris. Resort of the Saint-Pier…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

…311-8 of the code de l'organisation judiciaire.When the person lodging the appeal lives abroad, the Paris court of appeal has jurisdiction. An address for service must be given within the jurisdiction…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-35

If the owner of the plant variety certificate has lodged an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal against the decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national pla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-80

…terrorist recidivism and reintegration may at any time inform the sentence enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court of any changes in their situation. The sentence enforcement judge of the Paris…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-38

By application of the provisions of Article 706-176, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences referred to in th…

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