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Showing 99119920 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the "long-term resident-EU" residence permit provided for under articles L. 421-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-14

…the results for the financial year; 6° The annual activity report drawn up by the Director General; 7° The categories of agreements which, because of their nature or the financial amount involved, mus…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…t years' actual service in this category or in a category of the same level and having reached step 7; d) For the higher grade in category 3: eight years' actual service in this category or in a categ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R261-6

…works; 6° A person qualified in the field of distribution of cinematographic and audiovisual works; 7° A person qualified in the management of authors' interests; 8° A person qualified in the ownershi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…h energy and vitality; 6° Containing additives that impart colouring properties to smoke emissions; 7° Containing additives which facilitate the inhalation or absorption of nicotine; 8° Containing add…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;2° The first paragraph of article R. 2143-7 is worded as follows:"Applicants established in the local authority produce the certificates issue…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Consequential acts

Article 862

…f the first and penultimate paragraphs of this article in respect of the documents mentioned in 5°, 7° and 7° bis of 2 of article 635.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 8

…scale: FAMILY COMPOSITION DAILY AMOUNT 1 person 6.80 € 2 people 10.20 € 3 people 13.60 € 4 people 17.00 € 5 people 20.40 € 6 people 23.80 € 7 people 27.20 € 8 people 30.60 € 9 people 34.00 € 10 peopl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L785-8

…9th and 10th paragraphs of d) and h) of its II, d) of its III and 3° of its III bis Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-16 and L. 621-16-1 Law 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-17 Ordinance n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-58

…of the planned sale and the identity and qualification of the person responsible for conducting it;7° Proof of insurance covering the professional liability incurred in connection with this sale and…

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