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Showing 13811390 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…ully enforced. The same applies to anyone whose residence in France is irregular under the laws and conventions relating to the residence of foreign nationals in France. The provisions of this article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…Article 2 of Act no. 64-1328 of 26 December 1964 authorising the approval of the Council of Europe Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Mu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

…enewed before it expires. II. - In the branches mentioned in article L. 1244-2-1, in the absence of conventional stipulations at branch or company level, any employee having been taken on under a seas…

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

Article L623-6

…ertificate may be applied for by any person who is a national of a State party to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and by any person who is a national of a Me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-4

…y also be filed in the event of infringement of a trademark protected in a State party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property under the conditions set out in III of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…ts Serving International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article D344-5

…are costs" cover, delegated management of a compulsory health scheme, CMU, ACS and tax on insurance conventions for health contracts.These statements are drawn up annually.II - The procedures for tran…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…bility, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant to the Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-21

…te, skills related to disability, accessibility and universal design as defined by article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 30 March 2007, their use in the professiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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