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Showing 28412850 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Examination of the appeal

Article R212-7-30

…f the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique shall keep secret both the deliberations and the documents of which they have become aware in the course of their duties.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-30

The authorisation is issued for a period of three years from the date of notification of the decision. It is renewable for three-year periods.Renewal of the authorisation is granted or refused followi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Domicile

Article 108-2

An unemancipated minor is domiciled with his father and mother. If the father and mother have separate domiciles, he is domiciled with the parent with whom he resides.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-2

…tus records is also ensured by the family record book, the content of which, the rules for updating and the conditions for issuing and securing it are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Its mo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1030-2

Where the will has been drawn up in authentic form, delivery in possession is not required for the execution of the powers mentioned in Articles 1030 et 1030-1.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

…shares in a company carrying on an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity and in which he or she exercises a managerial function, the disposing person may, in the form of a s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1045-2

…ticle 1045-1, the documents produced in support of the application for the certificate to be issued and, where applicable, the refusal decision issued by the director of the judicial registry services…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009-2

The limitation period shall run from the date of notification of the decision ordering the striking off. It shall be interrupted by an act unequivocally expressing the intention to enforce.The First P…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1015-2

When the Cour de cassation invites a person to submit general observations on the points it determines pursuant to article L. 431-3-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the latter may make written…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1031-2

The decision requesting the opinion is sent, together with the submissions and any written observations, by the court registry to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It is notified, as well as the…

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