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Showing 14711480 of 20171 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 January 1990

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

…s, judiciaires et d'expertise-comptable prévues au titre IV bis de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990, they are also applicable to sociétés pluri-professionnelles d'exercice governed by Title IV bi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-3-1

I. - Before issuing the authorisation applied for, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

…e 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 hold inte…

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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

…r 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-81

…d for this purpose, where applicable by electronic means under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 : 1° The agenda for the meeting; 2° The text of draft resolutions submitted by the Board of D…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

Publication formalities are governed by decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and decree no. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the pub…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1

…cle L. 212-1, are listed in the table presented in annex II-1, in the table annexed to the order of 22 January 2016 setting the list of qualifications acquired up to 31 December 2015 and in the table…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: List of diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article A212-1-1

…rtificate of qualification listed in Annex II-1 to this code, in the table attached to the order of 22 January 2016 fixing the list of diplomas acquired up to 31 December 2015 and in the table attache…

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