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Showing 28712880 of 20171 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 January 1990

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-17

…ane, Martinique and Réunion benefit, under the conditions set out in articles R. 4433-18 to R. 4433-22, from the special contribution created within the general decentralisation grant for the establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

…ired either under the third paragraph of article L. 663 of the present code in its version prior to 22 June 2000, or by holders of a pharmacist's diploma as a contractual assistant practitioner, assoc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-24

…of the mentions in the authorisation or the opinion provided for in articles R. 2324-20 and R. 2324-22. 2324-22, is immediately brought to the attention of the President of the Departmental Council by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15

…ncerned has failed to fulfil one of the obligations set out in the decree referred to in article L. 221-11 ; c) Where the person concerned has committed acts likely to justify a conviction for a crime…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

…eptember 1991 taken for the application of the first paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service and decree no. 99-567…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-5

…ard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms is replaced by the reference to the rules…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…poses, being able to constitute a category of user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

…of cinematographic entertainment establishments must complete and send electronically, by 31 May 2022 at the latest, the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in which…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Retail purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Article 1649 bis

…y engages in the retail purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals is required to submit, before 31 January each year, to the departmental directorate of public finance of the place of his residence o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-4

…is kept on computer, it may be transmitted in compliance with the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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