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Showing 771780 of 2492 articles for Art. 29 sept. 1981

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…uditor; 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 comptable…

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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 R811-8

…s of the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures previously governed by Decree no. 81-537 of 12 May 1981 relating to the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures are considered, for the purposes of thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-36

…share is equal to the deduction made from the lump-sum allocations of the member municipalities in 1981, increased each year by the rate of increase in the lump-sum allocation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

…y 2004, art. 2,2°) Martinique550Mayenne300Meurthe-et-Moselle600Nièvre230Paris2,300Savoie390(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne1,400Seine-Saint-Denis2,000Val-de-Marne1,700Var1,000Yonne350The pr…

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

Article R2564-1-1

…municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with 10,000 to 29,999 inhabitants;" 3° To fifty-eight and a half hours for municipal councillors of municipalities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-79

…embers and four alternates; e) From 65 to 79 employees: five members and five alternates; f) 80 to 129 employees: six members and six alternates; g) 130 to 159 employees: seven members and seven alter…

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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
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1405

…or the acceptance of the assignment of receivables in accordance with the loi n° 81-1 du 2 janvier 1981 facilitant le crédit aux entreprises.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

…that they hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 ou du diplôme d'études supérieures comptables et financières ou qu'ils ont validé au moins quat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9

The purchasers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981 relating to book prices may award a contract for the supply of non-school books for their own needs or to enhance…

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