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Showing 17211730 of 19671 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 juin 1990 n° 88-14444

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 ter

…nditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 706 are recruited as contract agents. The décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents non titulaires…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-7

The formule exécutoire referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 shall be annexed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle to any final decision of the Offic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-5

The rules applicable in mainland France by virtue of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 are applicable in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-4

Feasibility aid is granted to help cover the expenses mentioned in 3 (a, b, d and e) and 4 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R6261-2

All provisions relating to persons, companies, activities or professions governed by decree no. 83-487 of 10 June 1983 apply, in the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, to persons, compani…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-5

…tion of actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, and inform the tenant household of the possibility…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-5

…oduct or an ingredient defined in article L. 3512-2 which was placed on the market before 1 January 1990 by an undertaking which is legally and financially distinct from any undertaking which manufact…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414

…allocation to the disadvantaged persons mentioned in Article 1 of amended law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing.The reporting obligations on persons or organisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-128

…signment has been made, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 743-126. The dismissed member may also, before the expiry of the aforementioned period, transfer his shar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Combating eating disorders

Article L3821-12

…nd L. 3232-9 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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