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Showing 60416050 of 23043 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21-12-1990 n° 88-15.744

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

For companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the report mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 225-37 state and, where applicable, explain the following items w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

The declaration provided for in articles R. 212-85 and R. 212-87, a specimen of which is given in appendix II-12, includes the surname, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, contact details…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-1

I.-In the event of a serious health threat requiring emergency measures, particularly in the event of a threatened epidemic, the Minister for Health may, by means of a reasoned order, in the interests…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-130

I.-The qualified person shall send the application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-12 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-77

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…icle 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du 30 juin 2010 tendant à suspendre la commercialisation de tout emballage comportant du…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV : Taxation of economic interest groupings and their members

Article 239 quater

…ng enjoy the same tax benefits as members of the sociétés conventionnées instituted by l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959 (1) and the groupings referred to in Article 39 octies A, when they meet…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-45

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of sit-to-stand lifts shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the date on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

…rticle 24 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986. This letter shall include the information provided for in the penult…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-4

…elected by the staff of the National Consumer Institute, under the conditions laid down by the loi n° 83-675 du 26 juillet 1983 relative à la démocratisation du secteur public ; 4° Le président de la…

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