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Showing 16411650 of 20523 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 20 juin 1996 n° 95-82078

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 378

Parental authority or the exercise of parental authority may be totally withdrawn by an express decision of the criminal judgment from fathers and mothers who are convicted, either as perpetrators, co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…o the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

The minimum rate of subsidy may not be less than 20% of the estimated amount of subsidisable expenditure excluding tax. The maximum rate of grant may not exceed 60% of this amount, or of the final amo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-96

The first forward sale of residential premises mentioned in article A. 444-95 (number 60 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° On the first deed containing the forward sale contract itself, of a…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…\t19\n\t\t\tActs referred to in number 18 of this table, by additional part beyond two parts\n\t\t\t20\n\t\t\tTransmission of a judgment, by part\n\t\t\t21\n\t\t\tActs pre-trial hearing\n\t\t\t before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-3

…ises are applicable to Mayotte under the conditions defined inarticle 28-11 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidity and d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-2

…nce in compliance with the stipulations of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 19, paragraph 1 of article 20 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 21 of the same agreement.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-4

…nce in compliance with the stipulations of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 19, paragraph 1 of article 20 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 21 of the same agreement.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 873

Article 763 reads as follows: "Art. 763.-In the event that a sentence handed down in a criminal case is time-barred, the convicted person is automatically and permanently subject to a ban on residence…

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