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Showing 481490 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-1

Is French: 1° A child born in France of stateless parents; 2° A child born in France of foreign parents for whom the foreign laws of nationality do not in any way allow him to be transmitted the natio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-4

However, if only one of the parents was born in France, the French child, by virtue of Article 19-3, has the option of renouncing this status in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-3

A child born in France is French if at least one of its parents was born there.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-19

…annexes, must have been negotiated and concluded within the joint committee mentioned in article L. 2232-9. This committee is made up of representatives of representative employers' and employees' tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeal to the Court of Cassation

Article R342-19

…he first president of the court of appeal or his delegate is not subject to opposition.An appeal in cassation is open to the foreign national, the prefect of the department or, in Paris, the police pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-192

Income and expenses for the financial year are classified in the income statement in such a way as to show, by difference, items of ordinary income and extraordinary income and expenses, the realisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-194

…nted in the form of a list in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 123-13 is also used to show operating profit, net financial income, profit on ordinary activities bef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-193

…penses, financial expenses, exceptional expenses as well as employee profit sharing and income tax; 2° Under income: operating income, financial income and exceptional income; 3° Profit for the year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-19

…de, for the promoting company, the following information:1° The date of the project and of its publication;2° The date of the general meeting which approved the project for incorporation;3° The date o…

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