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Showing 32013210 of 21318 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 13 November 1990

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-14

For the purpose of drawing up the account defined in Article A. 132-13, the share of the financial result to be entered as revenue in this account is equal to the sum of the following two elements :1.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…té pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article L551-2

…is appended to the latter, pursuant to the third paragraph of article 2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6223-62

…ibéral de biologistes médicaux incorporated pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget

Article R5212-1-1-1

The provisions of articles R. 5211-13-2 to R. 5211-13-6 are applicable to syndicats de communes.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 57

…g of article 238-0 A. In the event of failure to respond to the request made pursuant to article L. 13 B of the Book of Tax Procedures or in the event of failure to produce or partial production of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-10

…decision that they are not criminally responsible pursuant to articles 706-120,706-125,706-129,706-133 or 706-134. III.-By decision of the public prosecutor, taken pursuant to the provisions of the s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…normal useful life. The provisions of this article apply to buildings completed before 31 December 1990 provided that they are incorporated into production facilities existing on 31 December 1980. St…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-3-1

Persons who, on 29 November 1997, were performing the duties of medical laboratory technician in a blood establishment without fulfilling the required conditions but who, on 23 May 2004, can provide p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-9

…accountant, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 23 to 28 and 112 to 124 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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