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Showing 41614170 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-14

…produces the provisions of the second paragraph of II of article L. 611-2 as well as article R. 611-15 and the first paragraph of article R. 611-16. If the letter is returned with a note stating that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-82

…prison sentence pursuant to Articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code or Articles 723-7 and 723-15 of this Code, subject to the provisions of this Title.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-146

…1° With regard to the endorsement of enforceable copies to order mentioned in the Law no. 76-519 of 15 June 1976 relating to certain forms of transmission of claims, without negotiation, of a fixed fe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article D2573-51

…Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale" are deleted; 2° The words: "Articles R. 2334-15 to R. 2334-17" are replaced by the words: "Article R. 2334-17". IV. - For the application of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-5

…hall be sent by the head of the laboratory to the public establishment mentioned in Article L. 3512-15.This application, together with the information and documents requested, must be submitted no lat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-33

…aint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the decision is notified to the delegation provided for in article L. 4123-15.

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In force

Article Annexe II

…lative to the information that must appear in the annual report provided for in article R. 2333-120-15 1° Name of the municipality, public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or mixed syndic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…y and Saint-Martin ;13° The conditions under which the veterinarians referred to in Article L. 5141-15 may use the veterinary medicinal products referred to in the same Article;14° The rules of proced…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…14 The société d'économie mixte sportive locale is administered... (5). The provisions of Articles 15 to 22 relating to the administration of the company must be read in Option A for companies run by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L765-2

…on", the words: "in accordance with locally applicable regulations" are added; 5° In Article L. 733-15, the following paragraph is added: "Foreign nationals who have not complied with the prohibitions…

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