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Showing 56915700 of 21675 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Nov. 2022 – no. 21-10.126

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 370-1-5

The adopter and the other member of the couple choose, by joint declaration, the surname to be given to the child: either the surname of one of them, or their two surnames together in the order chosen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his right to training under this section shall be com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-34

In order to assess the need for judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge and the public prosecutor may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-6

…ons under which it is carried out do not comply with the fundamental principles set out in articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code or the ethical principles set out in this Title and in Title I of Book…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quinquies

…agreement on recovery with a similar scope to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…relating to the adoption of the budget and the administrative account in application of articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in Articles L. 1424-26 et L. 1424-82.The maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

…e hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, those for consultations and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

…for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.The documents to be supplied are drawn up in French. They must be sent within a per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;12° The intervention bodies mentioned in Title II of Decree no. 53-974 of 30 September 1953;13° Le groupement interprofessionnel des fleurs et des plantes à par…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-39

Where the publishing company or the company controlling it, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, publishes several press titles, a company agreement may provide for t…

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