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Showing 21112120 of 19544 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 22 Jan. 1990 – no. 88-84955

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-21

…ast by post or electronically if the National Council so decides in accordance with Article R. 4125-22.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2397-2

The provisions of articles D. 2197-13 to D. 2197-15 and articles D. 2197-17 to D. 2197-22 apply.

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

Article L412-5

…sion for the coordination 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 househol…

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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

…bletting or temporary 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 pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Record of enforcement of the decision requiring the foreign national to leave French territory

Article R711-1

…n crossing the external borders of the States party to the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 ;2° The administration stamp when leaving the territories of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martini…

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

Article R743-128

…erson fulfilling the conditions laid down in B of I of article 5 and in 3° of I of article 6 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-4

…d by drawing lots, is composed of :1° Members of the teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university hospital…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-18-1

2° of I of article 6 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

…ising the profession of medical biologist may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, set up a "société de participations financières de profession libér…

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