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Showing 110 of 26243 articles for Art. BOCCRF du 26-11 p. 318

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title IV: The judicial oath.

Article 318

Where the oath is referred to ex officio, the judge shall determine the facts on which it will be received.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 318

No action is received as to the parentage of a child who is not born viable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Appearance of the accused

Article 318

The accused appears free and only accompanied by guards to prevent him from escaping.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Legislative part

Article préliminaire

I.-The criminal procedure must be fair and adversarial and preserve the balance of the rights of the parties.It must guarantee the separation of the authorities responsible for public action and the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-318

…to all the information contained in the National Register of Companies, in order to carry out their duties: 1° Regional and departmental inter-ministerial directorates responsible for the economy, emp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 318-1

The judicial court, ruling in civil matters, has sole jurisdiction to hear actions relating to filiation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-318

…by article L. 4151-1 : 1° The midwife is authorised to perform all the clinical and technical procedures necessary for the follow-up and monitoring of non-pathological situations and the screening fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-318

The Disciplinary Board comprises: 1° A chairman and an alternate chairman, members of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed on a proposal from the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Six full members and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe préliminaire

…st of activities that are works under public procurement law Annex no. 2 Notice concerning the procedural thresholds and the list of central public authorities in public procurement law Appendix 3 Not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 P

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter N.

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