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Showing 44514460 of 23567 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 novembre 1993 n° 91-19724

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L157-1

…all apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories in the wording resulting from ordonnance n°2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Professional economic development committees

Article 1039 A

…f article 1020, transfers made to a professional economic development committee governed by the loi n° 78-654 du 22 juin 1978, of assets of any kind belonging to an organisation with a similar purpose…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-188

…ect the applicant, in whole or in part, for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mid-mountain guide, under the conditions provided for in article R. 212-9…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-15

…e assistance of an interpreter.He may apply for legal aid under the conditions laid down by law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid, this option being mentioned in the notification. Provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Formal notices and orders to perform an obligation to do or not to do something

Article A444-20

…to the distrainee debtor to appear before the enforcement judge at an orientation hearing 24 hours 89.28 € 89 Notice to registered creditors equivalent to a summons to appear 24 hours 89.28 € 90 Summo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 6123-98, holders of authorisation for cancer treatment by radiotherapy are not subject to the conditions of thresholds provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Transitional provisions

Article L211-13

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R784-7

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-30n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 Mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the basis of proposals f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

…shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Conseil constitutionnel and by the provisions of this chapter.

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