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Showing 31513160 of 21318 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 13 November 1990

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…shment to include such operations, without first making the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-14

The decisions referred to in 5° of Article R. 1413-12 are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting manageme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-19

…t these has been rejected in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-58

…rejudice to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be referred, wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation of the company.

Article R814-80

…ume the practice of a profession mentioned in article 31-3 of the aforementioned law of 31 December 1990 and corresponding to the corporate purpose of the company or, failing this, to transfer his sha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

…ontroller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management before they are sent to the members of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44-1

…ntroller shall receive the draft documents provided for in Article 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management before they are sent to the members of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Health and safety standards

Article A322-18

…f 7 April 1981 on the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools and the amended Order of 29 November 1991 on the health and safety rules applicable to swimming pools and landscaped bathing are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-67

…etermine the guidelines and monitor the implementation by the persons referred to in Article L. 511-13 of supervisory arrangements to ensure the efficient and prudent management of the institution, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A5

The syllabus for the examination provided for in the preceding article is as follows:Criminal procedurePublic prosecution and civil action: general concepts.The authorities invested by law with judici…

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