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Showing 79017910 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…nationality may, subject to the provisions of article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abroad, in accordance with articles 26 et seq. They must have retained or acquired clear t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Family reunification

Article L561-3

Family reunification is refused:1° To a family member whose presence in France would constitute a threat to public order or where it is established that he or she is an instigator, perpetrator or acco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L641-2

…cation to lift an inadmissibility order may only be granted if the foreign national resides outside France. This condition does not apply:1° During the time when the foreign national is serving a firm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 1000

Wills made in a foreign country may not be executed on property situated in France until they have been registered at the office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise at the of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-41

…ng between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the AIFM established in a third country of which France is the reference Member State shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the French courts.Any d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: The monetary unit

Article L111-1

France's currency is the euro. One euro is divided into one hundred centimes.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-2

…onal Institute of Industrial Property, where the applicant has his domicile or registered office in France and does not claim the priority of an earlier filing in France.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-57

Where the sentencing decision is the subject of an amnesty or pardon in France or in the sentencing State, or of a suspension or annulment decided following the commencement of review proceedings in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-4

The claiming, on the occasion of a filing made in France, of a right of priority attached to a previous foreign filing entails the obligation to send to the Institut national de la propriété industrie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-14

I. - In the event of the breaches referred to in II of Article L. 621-15, the AMF Board may publish a statement specifying the identity of the natural person or legal entity in question and the nature…

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