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Showing 75617570 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-8

…a standard set of rules and have signed the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…their mission or of injuries received in the same circumstances, cited to the order of the Nation ;10° Customs officers who died in the performance of their duties or injuries received in the same ci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…municipal share of the development tax or any other replacement tax for the competences transferred;10° The proceeds of temporary local contributions for the competences transferred ;11° Subsidies fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-8

…brought before them; b) In the courts referred to in Articles 704,705,705-1,706-2,706-17,706-75,706-107 and 706-108, for the handling of all proceedings likely to fall within their extended territoria…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…the company doctor has established that the employee is unsuitable for any position in the company;10° Termination of the employment contract of an employee hired after the date of publication of Law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-1

…ndite simple and sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-11

…tions of validity of the medical prescription referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 4362-10;3° The conditions for the adaptations provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

…) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries from compensation debtors;c) Income from investments and interest…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

…the expiry of their permit, apply for the resident permit provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-5, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L…

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