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Showing 12411250 of 19671 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 juin 1990 n° 88-14444

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

…9 August 2017 L. 522-8 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-9 and L. 522-10 Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 522-10-1 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-11 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products initially prescribed in hospitals

Article R5121-89

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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…staff of the chambers of trades governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie, sont fixées par le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-19

The operation and resources of the social administration committee are governed by the provisions of article 81, I of article 83, articles 84 and 85, I of article 87, articles 88 and 89, the first fiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Submission of returns

Article A123-42

Any application for registration as a principal or secondary shareholder in the Trade and Companies Register, or for an additional, amending or deletion entry, shall be drawn up in accordance with the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-1

…of the application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-45

…annual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT seconded employee" provided for in Article L. 421-26, the minister responsible for immigration shall immediately inform the authorities of the second…

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