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Showing 29712980 of 49798 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 26-2-1992 n° 90-19.710

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Social protection of practitioners.

Article R6154-27

The provisions of articles R. 6154-25 and R. 6154-26 are applicable to hospital practitioners seconded as university hospital practitioners, in application of article 82 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

1. Any ship that has been registered in one part of the Customs territory and transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist betw…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R112-2

…le R. 112-1. It sets out the factual situation in accordance with 1° du II de l'article 9 de la loi n° 2014-1545 du 20 décembre 2014 relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les admi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-27

A foreign national who has been admitted to reside in another Member State of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 421-26 may carry out an as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

Within the limits of the services that it is authorised to provide within the territory of a Member State other than France, where it has its registered office, any financial institution that has obta…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 287

1. On the joint proposal of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister(s) concerned, after consultation with the local authorities and public establishments concerned, the free zone is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216

I.-The net income from holdings, giving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducte…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-21

On circuits, grounds or courses, areas reserved for spectators must be marked out by the technical organiser and comply with technical and safety regulations. The technical organiser of the event prov…

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