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Showing 30713080 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R366-4

…red to in "11° The foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17of article R. 431-18. "14° In article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register or trade register", the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 H

…rticle 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on land use planning and development are exempt from property tax on b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 I

…s located in the defence restructuring zones defined in 1° and 2° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire'.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater E

…onstructions or developments, subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-102

Any doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who becomes aware of a serious case of pharmacodependence, abuse or misuse of a substance, plant, medicinal product or other product mentioned in article R. 5132-…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

The loss of French nationality takes effect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…noise attacks as provided for in article 222-16;- threats as provided for in articles 222-17 to 222-18-3;- unintentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-19-1, 222-1…

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