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Showing 38313840 of 42414 articles for Art. s. L. 641-13 & L. 643-8

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-81

…be less than €10,000 or more than €30,000, subject to the application of the provisions of Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to order forms

Article R2362-8

The provisions of articles R. 2162-13 and R. 2162-14 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

…itions set out in Chapter VI of Title I of Book IV of the Rural Code, on the farm land that is theirs. In the case of the heir, the condition of participation may have been fulfilled by his spouse or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-89

…e of authorisation for professional use only:1° The authorisation issued in application of articles L. 5124-3 or L. 5142-2 ; 2° Registration with the Order of Pharmacists for pharmacists owning a disp…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-8

Any filing that does not include at least one copy of the application for registration containing the mention provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 512-3 and at least one copy of the graphic or photog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…s; 30. Tularemia; 31. Exanthematic typhus; 32. Zika ; 2° Other diseases : 1. Lead poisoning in minors.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

Interest, arrears and all other proceeds from loans issued in France by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-2

French nationality may be claimed at the age of majority, by declaration made to the administrative authority pursuant to articles 26 to 26-5, persons who have been habitually resident on French terri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

People aged at least sixty-five who have been lawfully and habitually resident in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French national…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-13

The provisions contained in the approved agreement or in the divorce agreement by mutual consent in the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary, as well as decisions re…

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