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Showing 72717280 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Forgery of authentic instruments.

Article 305

…e unsuccessful plaintiff in the forgery action shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-15

The threshold mentioned in article L. 312-34 is set at €10,000 over a twelve-month period.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1760 bis

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in IV of Article 210-0 A shall result in a €10,000 fine being imposed for each transaction.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Competent administrative authorities

Article R821-3

…ons of the administrative authority imposing the fines provided for in articles L. 821-6 and L. 821-10 shall state the reasons on which they are based and shall be subject to full appeal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-3

Without prejudice to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the Metropolitan Council shall meet as of right on the first Thursday following its election.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-16

…are appointed and carry out their duties in accordance with the conditions set out in Article R. 22-10-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…in question.The limit values for emergence are 5 A-weighted decibels during the day (from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 3 A-weighted decibels during the night (from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.), to which is added a co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…1 January 2016, a partial or total transformation falling within the scope of I of Article 1 of the loi n° 2005-842 du 26 juillet 2005 pour la confiance et la modernisation de l'économie or 2° du I de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-14

…elow. The budget of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation comprising a commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more is voted and presented like that of communes of 10,000 inhabitants or mor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

…is proportional to the number of members in each category, where that category represents at least 10% of the members of the General Assembly;2° The number of representatives of the organisations men…

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