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Showing 43514360 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 880

…he aim of obstructing the course of justice is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. This article applies to the assistance by a lawyer provided for in 5° of article 61-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the sale and pledging of a business.

Article R143-1

…public auction in accordance with articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15, the purchaser who wishes to secure himself from the proceedings of registered creditors is requi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-6-3

…the head of department will ensure that the reservist has the experience and skills required to remain a judicial police officer. The head of department also checks that the reservist's knowledge ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-28

…urities giving or capable of giving direct or indirect access to capital or voting rights, and at 0.15 per thousand in other cases, these rates being used to calculate the amount that is added to a fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-14

…er for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authorisation to practise provided for in Ia and II of article L. 4111-2 and in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…es: a) This proprietary medicinal product is one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of article L. 5121-1, Article L. 5121-3 and points a and d of point 1 of Article 2 of Regulation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…465-3-2 of this Code also apply to:1° Spot commodity contracts, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(15) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

…greater than :- category C: 20% of film screenings made up of art house films;- categories D and E: 15% of film screenings made up of art house films;2° The base index is equal to or higher than :- ca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-10

…ovided for in this article. Subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 335-14 and L. 335-15 of this Code, the detention measure shall be lifted automatically if the applicant fails, within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…l report to the court on the steps taken to receive takeover offers, notwithstanding Article L. 611-15. The opinion of the Public Prosecutor is sought when the offer has been received by the mandatair…

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