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Showing 25612570 of 41626 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-3-2009 n° 08-11.278

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article R831-3

For the application of this book in Mayotte:1° In article R. 820-1, the references to articles R. 822-3 to R. 822-5 are deleted;2° The provisions of articles R. 822-3 to R. 822-5 are not applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings

Article A663-3

The services listed in Tables 4-1 to 4-3 of Article Annex 4-7 give rise to the collection of emoluments set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-section 1 for judicial administrators (T…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-3

Intangible property as defined by Article L. 111-1 is independent of ownership of the tangible object. As a result of this acquisition, the acquirer of this object is not invested with any of the righ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-3

…arrying out the activities mentioned in Article L. 422-1 on the date of entry into force of the loi n° 90-1052 du 26 novembre 1990 preceded may apply to be entered on the list of industrial property a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4221-3

…d planning problems of the region on which it is obligatorily consulted. In accordance with the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification, it shall contribute to the prepara…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-35

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-16 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For national police officers carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of the national po…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-39

The committee's tasks include1° To check that the circuit meets the minimum characteristics imposed by the technical and safety rules set out in article R. 331-19 ;2° To determine the arrangements to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-34

The statement of account provided for in article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-3

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of three years, renewable once. The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-seven. The duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors are incom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Currency

Article R734-3

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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