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Showing 141150 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Application to army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre

Article R5121-217

For the application of the provisions of this chapter, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre shall be regarded as health establishments and a blood transfusion establishment respectivel…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2226

…after ten years from the date of consolidation of the initial or aggravated injury.However, in the case of injury caused by torture or acts of barbarism, or by violence or sexual assault committed ag…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-15

Except in the case provided for in article 21-14-1, the acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authority results from naturalisation granted by decree at the request of the foreig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 2232

…eyond twenty years from the day on which the right arose. The first paragraph does not apply in the cases referred to in articles 2226, 2226-1, 2227, 2233 and 2236, in the first paragraph of article 2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Determining the mode and timetable of the investigation.

Article 227

…al panel, the decision ordering the enquiry may simply state the time limit within which it must be carried out. In the event of another court being commissioned, the decision shall specify the time l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-18

Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of live shows

Article 220 quindecies

…panies engaged in the activity of live performance entrepreneur, within the meaning of Article L. 7122-2 of the Labour Code, and subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in respect of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 2222

…ption period or the foreclosure period had not expired on the date of its entry into force. In this case, account is taken of the period that has already elapsed.In the event of a reduction in the dur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 213

…gating Chamber considers that the facts constitute a misdemeanour or a contravention, it orders the case to be referred to the Criminal Court, in the first case, and to the Police Court, in the second…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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