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Showing 68716880 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection in the event of interruption or non-renewal of a temporary work assignment.

Article L2413-1

…ns committee in agriculture provided for inarticle L. 717-7 of the rural and maritime fishing code; 10° Employee appointed under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…n Article L. 321-4 of this Code, submitted to the Minister of Justice for approval and made public; 10° Determining the procedures for completing the continuing professional training provided for in A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…la taxe professionnelle et le reversement du Fonds national de garantie individuelle des ressources;10° Where applicable, the proceeds of the taxes provided for in Articles 1528, 1529, 1530 and 1530 b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…n the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-15

L'avis d'amende forfaitaire majorée adressé en application de l'article 529-10 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 530, the methods of payment of the deposi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-1

…e court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of the ordonnance n° 45-174 du 2 février 1945 relative à l'enfance délinquante. Where they have jurisdiction to prosec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-14

…panies Register shall be drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 15 of Decree n°84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade and Companies Register. Notwithstanding articles 22, 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…From less than 3 500 inhabitants16From 3,500 to 4,999 inhabitants18From 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants2210,000 to 19,999 inhabitants2620,000 to 29,999 inhabitants3030,000 to 39,999 inhabitants3440,000 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty;f) The company taken over carries out a commercial, industrial, craft, lib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 284

…ditions cease to be met following the sale to their occupants, under the conditions provided for by loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 defining lease-to-own property, of housing mentioned in 1° of III o…

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