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Showing 41714180 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Annual report

Article D5521-5

…led)8° The financing of youth employment contracts;9° The financing of the initiative-jeune project;10° Financing the return to work allowance provided for by article L. 5524-1, and the solidarity lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6223-70

…overn the sociétés coopératives de biologistes médicaux incorporated pursuant to law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives. These companies are known as "sociétés coopératives…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-2

The purpose of this file is to provide credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Title I of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, electronic money institutions and payment institutio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R732-14

…ibution of agricultural products where these contribute to national food security objectives;"3° In 10° of II, the words: "within the meaning of Article 4 of Law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R733-14

…ibution of agricultural products where these contribute to national food security objectives;"3° In 10° of II, the words: "within the meaning of Article 4 of Law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the stat…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2

…ce may be placed under the status of co-ownership of built property as defined by law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 , as amended, or under the status of timeshare property allocation companies as defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

Title I and Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-2

Any territorial authority falling within the scope defined by the law referred to in Article LO 1113-1 may, within the period provided for in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 1113-1, decide…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Furnishings

Article 529

Bonds and shares whose object is sums payable or movable effects, shares or interests in finance, commercial or industrial companies, even if immovables dependent on these companies belong to the comp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-26

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 326-22, the effects of the adoption of a reorganisation measure or the opening of winding-up proceedings on the rights and obligations of participants in a regu…

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