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Showing 45314540 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-1

…thern and Antarctic Lands, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 4431-2 to L. 4431-10:- Title I, except for articles L. 4112-1 to L. 4112-5 and L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-12 ;- the first pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-40

…t is increased by interest at a rate equal to the rate mentioned inarticle 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation and which runs from the first day of the sixth month…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Resources

Article R1418-29

…ale of assets; 8° Income from patents and inventions; 9° Income from movable or immovable property; 10° Donations and legacies and, in general, all income authorised by the law and regulations in forc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655

Persons who, under cover of associations governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901 or by the local law maintained in force in the Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle departments, serve meals, sell drinks fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-24

…he French Commercial Code, or, in the system prior to these provisions, pursuant to Title II of the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…112-1, L. 8112-3 et L. 8112-5 du code du travail" are replaced by the words: "à l'article 145 de la loi n° 52-1322 du 15 décembre 1952 instituant un code du travail dans les territoires et territoires…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-26

…g of article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain municipalities, within the meaning of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne;4° Des co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

…tière destiné aux collectivités territoriales, mentionné au b du 2° du B du I de l'article 49 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006. II. - (Repealed).

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…d linked to a temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statuaires relatives à la fonction publique ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-28

…d rectification where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court…

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