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Showing 17111720 of 19544 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 22 Jan. 1990 – no. 88-84955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies may only ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3-1

The accused must appear before the assize court ruling on the appeal of the public prosecution within one year from either the appeal, if the accused is detained, or the date on which the accused was…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-78

…dmitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for sociétés en commandite par actions,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-87

…practising one of the other professions provided for in the title IV bis of the aforementioned Act no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 and their profession practised within the company.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies DA

…Environment and that is intended to reduce the noise level of installations existing on 31 December 1990, may be the subject of exceptional depreciation over twelve months from the date on which it is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-103

Subject to the provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-23

…al transfer of assets, the price is paid to the debtor subject to the application of Article L. 626-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-28

…them before expiry of the minimum five-year lock-up period are the cases listed in Article R. 3324-22.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Optional or exceptional acts

Article 286-1

When, as a result of a severance of proceedings, an appeal or any other cause, the assize court is seised only of the referral to it of one or more defendants, solely for an offence connected with a c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Safety

Article D281

In accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of this code and the article D. 214-27 of the Penitentiary Code, the public prosecutor is informed directly and without delay by the head of the establi…

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