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Showing 5160 of 47859 articles for Art. 151 septies · CE plén. 13 June 2018 n° 401942 · CE 17 May 1995 · CE 26 September 2018 · CE 28 April 2006 · CAA Paris 9 November 2011 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-10-10-10 et -20

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-9

…gal representatives.The person whose civil status is in question or his or her legal representative may be heard.The beneficiary of the change of forename may also apply for this change, subsequent to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-9

In the succession of a child who has consented to his or her own descendants being allotted in his or her place, the property received by them from the ascendant is treated as if they held it from the…

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

Article 1031-9

…pplicants: an indication of their surnames, forenames and domicile. Where the interested party is deceased or declared absent, the applicant must indicate the surname and forenames as well as the date…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

1. The rates of the tax referred to in article 266 sexies are set as follows :A-0.-The authorisations mentioned in each of the rows of the tables in the second paragraph of a and b of A of this 1 and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

Persons undergoing training preparing for a vocational certificate, vocational diploma, State diploma or higher State diploma in youth, popular education and sport or complementary certificates must,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-20

The additional insertion of the notice of meeting referred to in Article R. 225-67 in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires is applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Mandated employee.

Article L2412-10

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee appointed under articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26 may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-13

Following the establishment of a new Community herbal monograph or the revision of an existing monograph, the registration holder shall submit a request for amendment of the registration dossier to th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-17

…erified and defined by the decree governing the speciality, specialisation, option or complementary certificates, may be required for access to the courses provided for in articles D. 212-24, D. 212-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-10

…low-up of the patient after treatment provided for in 3° and the fifth paragraph of article R. 6123-93 are recorded in the patient's medical record.

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