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Showing 14311440 of 19671 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 juin 1990 n° 88-14444

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6312-1

…tative of the State in Saint-Martin exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n°2007-1072 of 6 July 2007 relating to the representative of the State in the collectivity of Saint-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-12

…y the decree of 21 May 1992 taken for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the broadcasting of cinematographic and audiovisu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-1

…ofessional partnerships; 3° a société d'exercice libéral governed by law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-149

…the conditions set out in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, the transferee shall apply to the National Commission for Registration and Discipline, by regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…partments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle Introductory claim 75.45 € Appointment of proxy abroad 26.41 € b) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 145 of the law of 1st June 1924 impl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-1

The Ministry responsible for Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Immigration are authorised to implement, on the basis of 1° of Article L. 142-1, automated processing of personal data kno…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-2

…References to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…and on presentation of the plant variety certificate, or in the case provided for in Article L. 623-26, a certified copy of the application for a plant variety certificate. In the latter case, the app…

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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 L531-27

…nts in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, concerning the establishment of Eurodac for the comparison of fingerprints for the eff…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…here applicable, the duration of the rights provided for in the agreement pursuant to 7° of article 26 of decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 relating to on-demand audiovisual media services.For autom…

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