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Showing 33613370 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-3

…he region on which it is obligatorily consulted. In accordance with the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification, it shall contribute to the preparation and execution of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as it stood prior to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains realised by individuals

Article 248 F

…ions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication dans sa rédaction applicable au 23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-3

…Clauses in treaties or specifications approved before the date on which the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et des régions, qui ont prévu la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Transport.

Article L4413-3

…planning code and the mobility plan provided for in Article 28-3 of Law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport.To this end, the Ile-de-France region shall draw up, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-14

…ion of legislation on paid holidays and those provided for inarticle 6 of law no. 82-1 of 4 January 1982 relating to various social measures. However, the provisions of Titles III, IV and V of Book II…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-6

…ion director pursuant to Article 6 of the same law or the article 93-2 of law no. 82-652 of 29 July 1982 on audiovisual communication.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

…% of any shortfall in the total amount of provisions for claims to be paid set aside at 31 December 1982, increased by their income, in relation to the total amount of the corresponding settlements. F…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains on securities realised by companies

Article 248 A

…nsation provided for in articles 4,15,16 and 32 of the Nationalisation Act n° 82-155 of 11 February 1982 is not taken into account in determining taxable income for the financial year in progress when…

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