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Showing 40114020 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General principles.

Article 372

…ther and mother exercise parental authority jointly. Parental authority is exercised jointly in the case provided for in article 342-11.However, where parentage is established with regard to one of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-4

…address may only be communicated to the civil party with the consent of the person concerned in the case of an adult, and with the consent of the investigating judge in the case of a minor or a protec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-20

…gents carrying out the duties of sports technical advisors and, on the other hand, depending on the case, the president of the federation, regional league or regional committee concerned, are set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-77

…s. The general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall in particular determine the cases in which and the conditions under which the fund rules provide, where applicable, for the temp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and management

Article L224-2

…company and within limits set by decree, from sums corresponding to days of rest not taken, in the case of company retirement savings plans; 3° Compulsory payments by the employee or the employer, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-4

…the insurance relates to vehicles of any kind;3° The State where the contract was taken out, in the case of a contract with a duration of four months or less, relating to risks incurred in the course…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-3

…tion of a unique work of art or artistic performance;2° Technical reasons. This is particularly the case when acquiring or leasing a minority and inseparable part of a building to be constructed toget…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-5

…uropean Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242 sexies

…s with a view to being leased, the declaration must indicate the identity of the lessee and, in the cases provided for by law, the amount of the fraction of the tax aid passed on to the lessee. A rece…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…a document showing that a prior deposit equal to the amount of the fixed fine has been paid, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of article 495-18, or to that of the increased fixed fine,…

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