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Showing 59415950 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-1

…n matters of seizure of property, division, licitation and judicial securities mentioned in article 10 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions. Unless o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Eviction Commission

Article R632-4

…national that he/she may apply for legal aid under the conditions provided for by law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991; the notification bulletin states that provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

…for in articles R. 321-26 to R. 321-31. The persons mentioned in article 54 of Law no. 2000-642 of 10 July 2000 regulating voluntary sales of furniture by public auction are exempt from the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-3

…ffering, and organisation of the response to these situations; 9° The organisation of on-call care; 10° Health education and action to combat the stigmatisation of mental disorders and mental disabili…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12-1

…cal authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his professional re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…80 financial year,- 30% for general publications and 60% for daily newspapers of the profit for the 1981 to 1996 financial years.1 bis B. For the application of 1 bis, 1 bis A and 1 bis A bis, publica…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-29

The provisions of this section do not deprive the consumer of the right to exercise the action resulting from the warranty for hidden defects as set out in articles 1641 to 1649 of the Civil Code or a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office as an added party.

Article 425

The Public Prosecutor's Office must be notified of:1° Cases relating to filiation, the organisation of guardianship of minors, as well as actions brought on the basis of the provisions of internationa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-37

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-16 and L. 131-16-1, the delegating federations may implement automated processing of personal data relating to the participants in these compet…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

The processing authorised by article R. 131-37 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° The identity of the person subject to the betting ban provided for in c) of article L. 131-16 (sur…

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