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Showing 18911900 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of the accounts.

Article R144-4

Where applicable, the deductions provided for in the agreement referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 141-2 are made in priority from the net profit for the year.A 5% deduction from the net…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R782-27

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R783-27

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-44

The content of the contractual relationship between the apprentice, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training centre in France and the training centre abroad is laid down by decree in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-24

…f the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that has signed a tax treaty with France containing an administrative assistance clause to combat tax evasion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Prisoners under the age of twenty-one

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-1

A foreign national whose application for residence is based on humanitarian considerations or is justified on the basis of the exceptional grounds he or she has put forward may be issued with a tempor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-3

…who have been placed in the care of child welfare or a trustworthy third party between the ages of sixteen and eighteen and who can prove that they have been undergoing training for at least six mont…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-2

…ious nature of this employment and their prospects of integration, may be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "employee", "temporary worker" or "private and family life", with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L430-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 436-4 and L. 436-5 are applicable to the foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-4 and L. 200-5.

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