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Showing 821830 of 18340 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 27 Jan. 1987

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

…ents of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle is replaced by the reference to law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship. The provisions relating to boards of directors, general meet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-9

…ons or sub-sections of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987, from among the full professor-researcher members governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed by the provisions of secti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-26

…he body is placed in a hermetically sealed coffin meeting the conditions set out in Article R. 2213-27 in the following cases: 1° If the person was suffering at the time of death from one of the trans…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-30

…s threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of Article L. 531-27.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…emnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 modifiée relative au règlement de l'indemnisation des rapatriés, une créance sur l'Etat, les dr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…g in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article 6 of decree…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…f the board of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their du…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28-1

…de la propriété industrielle shall rule on the declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 within six months of filing. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-48

In application of I of Article L. 626-27, the matter shall be referred to the court for resolution of the plan by petition or, where applicable, in the form and according to the procedure provided for…

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