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Showing 50015010 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession by the company.

Article R822-64

Subject to the rules on the protection and representation of adults protected by law, the provisions of articles R. 822-63 and R. 822-89 are applicable to the transfer of the capital securities or sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-12

The doctor must assist the competent authorities in their efforts to protect health and promote health education. He shall participate in health monitoring activities. The collection, recording, proce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ublic establishments and of workers affiliated to the pension scheme resulting from decree no. 2004-1056 of 5 October 2004 as amended when they are non-tenured State employees; b) The training plans o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-33

I.-When a party relies on a secret protected by law, it shall indicate by letter, at the time of their communication to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique, the i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L2223-44

…munal and inter-communal undertakers in existence on 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…'habitations à loyer modéré, les sociétés immobilières d'économie mixte créées en application de la loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Culture and communication

Article L4424-7

…f listed or registered historic monuments belonging to the State on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2002-92 du 22 janvier 2002 relative à la Corse, situés sur le territoire de la collectivité t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…at it is kept in secure conditions and in accordance with the provisions of 5° of l'article 6 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modifiée relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…n provided for by the article L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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