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Showing 15611570 of 2726 articles for Art. 24 oct. 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-26

…roposed pledge of shares under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 228-24, such consent shall entail approval of the transferee in the event of compulsory realisation of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article D518-43

…rs responsible for the economy and the budget provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 518-24-1 is requested by the authorising officer of one of the principals mentioned in the same article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-29

…ration by which the Assembly of Martinique grants the financial aid provided for in Article L. 7227-24 may specify the procedures for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible split…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R642-41

Where, pursuant to article L. 642-24, there are grounds for the official receiver to authorise the liquidator to compromise or settle, the court clerk shall summon the debtor to the hearing fifteen da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are deleted; 6…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

…m a consulate or at the external border of States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990, in order to stay in France or on the territory of another State party to the said Agreement; t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-15-1

…4222-3, enclosing supporting documents.Subject to II of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R532-5

…rench Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons taken pursuant to Articles L. 531-24 to L. 531-31 or L. 531-32 to L. 531-35.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Freedom to provide services within the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D420-6

…down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8-2

…lective proceedings opened or, if the time limit mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 622-24 has not expired, in the light of the statements mentioned in Article R. 625-1.

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