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Showing 30313040 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-25

The declaration shall state the amount of the claim due on the date of the opening judgment, with an indication of the sums due and the dates on which they fall due. It shall specify the nature and ba…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776

I. - The provisions of I of article 764 are applicable to the assessment of transfer duties inter vivos, free of charge, whenever the furniture transferred is sold publicly within two years of the dee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 999

Payments made to insurance organisations by the supplementary retirement, provident or supplementary pension institutions referred to in articles L. 922-1, L. 931-1 and L. 941-1 of the Social Security…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Trainee foreign nationals

Article R426-18

In the case provided for in 1° of article R. 426-16, the duration of the traineeship may not exceed six months where it relates to vocational training.In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 426-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-14

Under the conditions set out in articles R. 744-6 and R. 744-11, suitable premises and equipment will enable health staff to give consultations and provide care in detention centres and premises.The c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book IV: Arbitration.

Article 1506

Unless the parties have agreed otherwise and subject to the provisions of this Title, the following Articles shall apply to international arbitration:1° 1446,1447,1448 (paragraphs 1 and 2) and 1449, r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Special insurance schemes

Article D443-3

The application for approval is accompanied by the following information: 1° The constitutive agreement signed by the legal representatives of all the insurance companies which, at the time the applic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-2

The State exercises administrative and financial control over : 1° The vocational training activities carried out by: a) Skills operators; b) Bodies authorised to collect the financial contribution re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-3

The balance sheet of acquisitions and disposals carried out by mixed syndicates is submitted each year for deliberation by the deliberative body. This balance sheet is appended to the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Resources and means

Article R1233-5

The National Coordination Committee of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion referred to in Article L. 1233-4 comprises, in addition to the Director General of the Agency or his representative…

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