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Showing 28412850 of 20171 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 January 1990

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

…4243-1. The "brevet de préparateur" obtained before 31st December 1985, by persons preparing on 1st January 1978 the said "brevet" and by those who began an apprenticeship within twelve months of this…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

…scheduled to be released in cinemas on 4, 11 or 18 November 2020 or between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-52

…es that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may take place from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of the general renewal of the municipal councils or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-15

…ommitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period of twelve months, is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year. The amount of the guarantee is revised when the commitment is renewed. III - T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-44

…age and processing of personal data of the nature mentioned in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms are authorised solely for the purposes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

…pplication ofarticle 28 of law no. 98-535 of 1st July 1998 orarticle 189 of law no. 2002-73 of 17th January 2002 on social modernisation; 3° Hold a qualification in occupational health and risk preven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-4-1

…3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en oeuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations prévues à article L. 312…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Loan guarantees.

Article L4253-2

…3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations prévues à article L. 312-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of its In° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-32-21n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-22n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…d by players and the sums paid out or to be paid out to winners. The sums wagered by players from 1 January 2020 are defined as sums wagered from the date on which the event or events on which the gam…

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