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Showing 25812590 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

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

Article 21-1

Marriage has no automatic effect on nationality.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-21

Portfolio management companies are prohibited from receiving deposits of funds, securities or gold from their clients.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of location surveys and reports

Article R1334-21

…ing for the presence of list B materials and products that are accessible without destructive work; 2° Identifying and locating materials and products containing asbestos; 3° Assessing the state of co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Leasing transactions carried out by property companies for commerce and industry and approved energy-saving financing companies

Article 239 sexies

…d is reduced by the proportion of rent that is not deductible under the provisions of 10 of Article 39. However, where the term of the leasing contract is at least fifteen years, this reintegration is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2411-20

In accordance withArticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employee representatives in a C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-21-2

…the risk-benefit balance of the medicinal product as defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-20

…doses and concentrations of the micro-organisms and toxins on the list provided for in Article L. 5139-1 above which products containing them are subject to the provisions of this chapter; b) Informat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-12

The training courses cover:1° The use, upkeep and maintenance of digital projection equipment;2° Catering for the disabled;3° The use of new tools and methods relating to data processing, electronic c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-23

…to the meetings of bondholders of the company being demerged, in accordance with the provisions of 3° of I of Article L. 228-65, unless the said bondholders are offered the redemption of the securiti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-23

…illors to the Martinique Assembly, the President of the Executive Council and executive councillors may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they have incurred to t…

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