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Showing 16511660 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6364-3

…at-rate allocation is calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 3334-3. In 2008, the amount of the guarantee is equal to the cumulative amount of the global operating allocati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…natural or drilled outlets ;2° The place of exploitation and, in the cases provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-27

In application of article R. 6152-26, the length of the weekly shift is fixed, but may not exceed forty-eight hours per week, calculated as an average over a period of four months. When work is perfor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

…spouse within two years of the date of the receipt provided for in the second paragraph of Article 26 or, if registration has been refused, from the day on which the court decision admitting the lega…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L632-7

…nals who were subject to a deportation order before the entry into force of the loi n° 2003-1119 du 26 novembre 2003 relative à la maîtrise de l'immigration, au séjour des étrangers en France et à la…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to six months, the closure of any hotel, furnishe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…or 40% when the lock-up period provided for by the plan pursuant to articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26 is ten years or more. In addition, the General Meeting may also provide for the free allotment of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-2

…aragraph of article L. 622-24 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in article L. 622-26. After this list has been filed at the court registry, it is completed by the court registrar act…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4126-29

…ve been heard.The decision states that the hearing was public unless the provisions of article R. 4126-26 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued withou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-8

…of 8 minutes, or in the form of series. However, projects with a planned running time of less than 26 minutes are only eligible for writing support.

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