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Showing 791800 of 28419 articles for Art. 27 mai 1981

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H

…ilt or acquired by first-time buyers who have taken out state-subsidised loans (PAP) between 1 July 1981 and 31 December 1984 and who are unable to meet their repayments, when the first-time buyers wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…ion of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the basis of the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit communautaire dans le domaine de la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no. 2020-1832 of 31 December 2020R. 1161-8 Decree no. 2012-597 of 27 April 2012 R. 1161-9 Decree no. 2010-1031 of 31 August 2010 R. 1161-10 Decree no. 2012-597 of 27…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…ry auditor; 2° Hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 relatif au diplôme d'études comptables supérieures ou du diplôme d'études supérieures compt…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-4

…entioned in the third paragraph (2°) of article 3 of the aforementioned law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981, determined on the basis of the information that these persons and their suppliers communicate…

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

Article 248 E

…ebruary 1982 or as part of the transactions mentioned in Article 19 of the Amending Finance Law for 1981, n° 81-1179 du 31 décembre 1981, and to Article 14 of the amended finance law for 1982, n° 82-1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

…f association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 on behalf of the victim of discrimination. The association must prove that it has obtain…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R752-26

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R754-24

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second se…

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