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Showing 641650 of 56759 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-1-1980 n° 77-12.158

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-22

The following are considered as partially deductible resources pursuant to 2° of article R. 5131-20 : 1° All income from an employed or self-employed activity; 2° Legal or contractual aid to employees…

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

Article 21-22

No one may be naturalised unless he or she has reached the age of eighteen. However, naturalisation may be granted to a minor child who has remained a foreigner even though one of his or her parents h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-22

The articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-21 do not derogate from the provisions governing military burials. When a person whose death certificate bears the entry "Died for France" duly recorded h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-22

The licence applicant, the patent owner and the licence holders or their representatives may be heard by the committee responsible for issuing the opinions provided for in articles R. 613-10 and R. 61…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-22

The Ethics Committee has seven members. These members are appointed for a term of four years by decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, after validation of the list of members by the Board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-22

The authorised establishment or body sends the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Rules applicable to forward financial instruments and the assignment of receivables before their maturity.

Article R214-225

The financing institution may carry out, within the limit of its assets, repurchase agreements or any other transaction involving the temporary purchase and sale of securities, subject to the followin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-22

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the implementing measures for this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

The following information is also entered in the register: 1° For each legal unit and each of its establishments, the code characterising the main activity carried out with reference to the French nom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-22

The decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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