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Showing 291300 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are elected

Article R4031-14

…gional unions are elected by the health professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system, in the region where they mainly practise. Within the assembly of the regional u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-12

…ed, his lawyer shall be served. The pleas in law shall specify how the breach found of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or its additional protocols,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article D1251-1

…ineering and research activities abroad; 13° Scientific research carried out under an international convention, an international administrative arrangement made in application of such a convention, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article D6323-18-1

…The remuneration of the beneficiary of the professional transition project and the statutory and conventional social contributions payable by the employer based on this remuneration are paid monthl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution of the mortgage.

Article 241

…ns defined in 3° of article L. 5112-1-3 of the French Transport Code.They may only be encumbered by conventional mortgages.To be valid, mortgages must be in writing.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-12

…ht of priority attached to that filing having effects equivalent to those provided for by the Paris Convention may be granted under the same conditions only to the extent that that State grants, on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-1

…s that there has been a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights establishing a breach of the convention applicable to the convicted person.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-10

In the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the articles 694-11 to 694-13 shall apply to requests for mutual assistance from the competent foreign authorities for the seizure,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-17

…nt insurance scheme, and includes social security and employee contributions of legal origin, or of conventional origin imposed by law, as well as the withholding tax provided for in article 204 A of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1530

The conventional mediation and conciliation governed by this Title shall be understood, pursuant to the articles 21 and 21-2 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995, any structured process, by wh…

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