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Showing 28712880 of 21318 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 13 November 1990

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…ision was issued by the Minister of the Interior before the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997 on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-4

…5121-1, in Article L. 5121-3, and points a and d of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on advanced therapy medi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-150

…nnot benefit from the provisions of 2° of B of I of the article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, or of a partner subject to legal prohibition.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Requests for prior acts

Article 626

A person convicted of a felony or misdemeanour by a final criminal judgment or, in the event of incapacity, his or her legal representative or, in the event of death or declared absence, the persons m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-23

The liability actions provided for in articles L. 223-19 and L. 223-22 shall be barred after three years from the date of the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from the date of its disclosure. Ho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L821-2

…ssing the border from a country that is not a party to the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 without fulfilling the entry conditions provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-5

…7-1 or made pursuant to merger decisions made before the entry into force of Order no. 2008-1161 of 13 November 2008 modernising the regulation of competition. II.-For all practices mentioned in Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-8

…sions of this section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies and whose corporate ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article R775-3

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-254

Liability actions against directors or the managing director, both corporate and individual, shall be barred after three years, starting from the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from its revela…

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