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Showing 81218130 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-6

…soon as possible after the offence or accident. Except in the case provided for in article R. 3354-10, this period shall not exceed six hours. If it is not possible to carry out the medical examinati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article Annexe art. A211-11

…und; 9° the list of third-party payers required to pay you benefits, together with their addresses; 10° the place where correspondence should be sent. If the victim dies, the spouse and each of the he…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…a tax year is that declared in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 50-0, 53 A, 96 to 100, 102b and 103, decreased by the following gross income which remains taxable under the condition…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…nancial year is that declared in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 50-0,53 A, 96 à 100,102 terand 103, less the following gross proceeds, which remain taxable under the conditions of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-1

…pre-contractual relations with the consumer, as well as the law applicable to the contract and the language that the insurer undertakes to use, with the policyholder's agreement, for the duration of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ork with a running time of one hour or less. "Cinematographic work": a work that is commercially exploited in cinemas, with the exception of that which gives rise to one of the cinematographic perform…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 8

ANNEX 8 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE D. 553-10 scale of the allowance for asylum seekers I. Scale applicable with the exception of French Guiana and Saint-Martin The daily amount of the asylum seeker's allowa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article D513-11-11

…equivalent to these rules. II. - The establishments or organisations mentioned in article R. 513-11-10 which import faeces and preparations of faecal microbiota for therapeutic purposes including rese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-44

…rder of the ministers responsible for higher education and health.The provisions of article R. 6153-10, with the exception of the last four paragraphs and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1, are applicable to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-4

…rvices implementing educational measures ordered by the judicial authority pursuant to l'ordonnance n° 45-174 du 2 février 1945relative à l'enfance délinquante or of articles 375 to 375-8 of the Civil…

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