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Showing 40514060 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

…for the practice of the profession; 4° All cash sums. Members' business which, by virtue of article 10 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, does not co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-2

Where the spouses designate the law applicable to their matrimonial property regime by virtue of the Convention on the Law Applicable to Matrimonial Property Regimes, done at The Hague on 14 March 197…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 613-31-3, the effects of a reorganisation measure or winding-up proceedings defined in Article L. 613-31-2 on the contracts, rights and authoriti…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…e R. 444-4 7\n\t\t\t9\n\t\t\t\tDépôts\n\t\t\t\tDépôt à la Caisse des dépôts et consignations\n\t\t\t10\n\t\t\tRequisitions and Statement Lifts\n\t\t\t\tStatus Waiver at the Motor Vehicle Registration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-30

I. - Articles L. 5216-9 and L. 5216-10 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-10:1° In the first paragraph the wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-1

…donia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.Article L. 3115-10 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2020-54…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…action relating to : a) The provision of digital asset services within the meaning of article L. 54-10-2 of the same code, with the exception of those for the supply of which the advertiser is approve…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-6

…764 to 766 of the Civil Code on the other assets of the estate, of the usufruct of the right of exploitation which the author has not disposed of. However, if the author leaves heirs with reserve, th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Conflict of laws relating to divorce and legal separation

Article 309

Divorce and legal separation are governed by French law: - where both spouses are of French nationality; - where both spouses are domiciled on French territory; - where no foreign law recognises juris…

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