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Showing 21312140 of 20606 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 July 1991 – no. 89-20169

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

…payment of the rental debt previously granted by the judge seized pursuant to the article 24 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 881

The obligation for the civil party to declare an address to the investigating judge provided for in Article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Implementation measures

Article 90

A decree (1) determines the conditions of application of articles 79 to 89. (1) Annex III, art. 369 to 374.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-12

…e with the quality objectives applicable to receiving waters by the décret n°91-1283 du 19 décembre 1991, by the water development and management master plan for the basin to which these agglomeration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-9

…5124-2, public health establishments manufacturing medicinal products industrially on 31 December 1991 may apply for the authorisation provided for in article L. 5124-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Pharmaceutical establishments in public health establishments.

Article R5124-70

…tablishments must prove that they were manufacturing medicinal products industrially on 31 December 1991 and specify the nature and quantities of medicinal products manufactured annually.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

…ors of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law of 16 July 1971. These sums may only be allocated to continuing education initiatives for the persons d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-1

…ands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No…

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