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Showing 11011110 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-10

…210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 when the latter so requests. Unless expressly refused by the public prosecutor, a copy of the d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

…s become res judicata. These operations remain governed by Article 1 of loi n° 80-539 du 16 juillet 1980 relative aux astreintes prononcées en matière administrative et à l'exécution des jugements par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-21

…a donor may be taken, under the direction and responsibility of the doctor mentioned in article R. 1222-20, by :1° The medical laboratory technicians mentioned in article L. 4352-2, who took up their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-9

…communities" are deleted; 2° The words: "1st January 1973" are replaced by the words: "1st January 1980".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Copies of criminal record files

Article R73

…e judicial courts for which the decrees provided for in the article 10 of Law no. 80-2 of 4 January 1980, copies of the records shall be sent by the registry to the automated national criminal record…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…ecember 1990 provided that they are incorporated into production facilities existing on 31 December 1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the bu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

…imination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, opened for signature in New York on 1 March 1980; 4° The Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in New York on 26 January 1990; 5° The Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out certain blood sampling procedures

Article R4352-13

…certificate of competence to take blood samples or a similar certificate issued prior to 9 December 1980;3° The medical laboratory technicians referred to in article L. 4352-3 who hold a certificate o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty…

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