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Showing 711720 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

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
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 B

Legal entities governed by public law are not subject to value added tax for the activity of their administrative, social, educational, cultural and sporting services when their non-taxability does no…

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

Article D45-18

…event of the case being dropped or in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 45-17, a specific form is sent to the person to enable them to be reimbursed for their deposit.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-8

…then informed of the measures and obligations to which he or she is subject pursuant to article 706-25-7 and of the penalties incurred in the event of failure to comply with these obligations. Where t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Decisions ordering investigative measures.

Article 150

A decision ordering or modifying an investigative measure is not subject to opposition; it may be appealed or appealed to the Supreme Court independently of the judgment on the merits only in the case…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the sale.

Article 1584

The sale may be made purely and simply, or under a condition either suspensive or resolutory. It may also have as its object two or more alternative things. In all these cases, its effect is regulated…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2 : Affixing of the executory clause by the court registry

Article 1569

The deed countersigned by lawyers and bearing the executory formula, or the decision of refusal by the registrar, shall be delivered or sent to the applicant by simple letter.The duplicate of the appl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1543

It takes place in accordance with a conventional procedure for seeking an agreement, followed, where appropriate, by a procedure for the purposes of judgment.It may also take place in the context of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-25

…pect of the inventory carried out pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 641-2 (number 11 of table 4-3) is set at €94.05.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-25

…hen: 1° They are not supported under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 6341-1 ; 2° They are following approved training courses in application of the provisions of article L…

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