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Showing 48414850 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 541

If the police court considers that the act does not constitute an offence under criminal law, or that the act is not established, or that it is not attributable to the accused, it shall dismiss the ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIIa: Stamp on cheque forms

Article 916 A

Cheque forms that do not meet the characteristics of being blocked in advance and non-transferable by endorsement mentioned in Article 85 of Act no. 78-1239 of 29 December 1978 are subject to a stamp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation for damage by the court and enforcement of the judgment

Article 849-19

In all acts relating to the court's reparation of damages and the forced execution of the judgment, the plaintiff in the action shall specify, in addition to the particulars provided by law, on pain o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Credit Advisory Committee in French Polynesia

Article R783-13

The Credit Advisory Committee instituted by Article 101 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is consulted by the High Commissioner of the Republ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-133

In addition to the information provided for in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, all correspondence and documents issued by the company must indicate its status as a company holding an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-1

For the purposes of article L. 3512-7, activities aimed at influencing public decision-making, in particular the content of a law or regulatory act, by communicating with the persons mentioned in 3° o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-63

The masseur-physiotherapist assists the competent authorities in their efforts to protect health and promote health education. The collection, recording, processing and transmission of nominative or i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…uidated and approved; 9° Expenditure for which it is responsible in respect of national education ; 10° Expenditure on the maintenance and construction of commercial and fishing seaports transferred t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Exemptions.

Article L3262-6

In accordance withArticle 81 of the French General Tax Code, when the employer contributes to the acquisition of the shares by the beneficiary employee, the resulting additional remuneration for the e…

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