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Showing 91100 of 19637 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-12-1991 n° 90-10344

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

…y contacting the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. The right of rectification provided for by article 49 of the same law may be exercised by contacting the Institut nation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-90

…Article L. 225-86 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board may be cancelled if they have had harmful consequences for the company.An action for nullity shall be barre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-90

…he nature of the services provided, as well as the amount and terms of payment of the price. An indication of the qualities of the person sought by the professional's co-contractor is annexed to the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-90

…ponsibility of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy.The fire and rescue service is only required to carry out interventions that relate to its missions, as defined in article L. 1424-85.If it has carr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 90-1

In criminal matters, when it concerns an offence against persons provided for in Book II of the Criminal Code or when it concerns an offence against property provided for in Book III of the same Code…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90

…he European Economic Area who is in one of the following situations is deemed to satisfy the qualification requirement for exercising all or some of the activities referred to in Article L. 212-1, any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-90

…ion of this control by sending the Minister responsible for sport all useful documents and may also carry out any checks and assessments it deems appropriate.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-90

In the event of the personal bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or safeguard of one of the members of a société civile or a société d'épargne forestière whose shares have been offered to the public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-90

Unless otherwise stipulated in the issue contract, the provisions of articles L. 228-46 to L. 228-69, L. 228-71, L. 228-72, L. 228-76 to L. 228-81 and L. 228-83 to L. 228-89 do not apply to companies…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-90

The borrower may terminate an open-ended overdraft authorisation at any time and free of charge, unless the parties have agreed a period of notice. This period may not exceed one month.

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