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Showing 85618570 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-5

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor's office and hearing or duly summoning the debtor, the liquidator, the administrator where one has been appointed, the person or persons appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-2

Where the judicial liquidation of a legal entity reveals a shortfall in assets, the court may, in the event of mismanagement having contributed to the shortfall in assets, decide that the amount of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

…aken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax:1° Up to 100%, live entertainment companies in the following categories:a) national theatres;b) other fixed t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

I. - Account-keepers, insurance and similar undertakings and any other financial institution shall mention, on a declaration filed under conditions and deadlines set by decree, the information require…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-2

…general interest and operations of national interest meeting the conditions set out in Articles L. 102-1 and L. 102-12 of the town planning code;b) The fundamental guidelines for the balanced and sus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-1-1

I. - When their purpose is to ensure the joint exercise of a competence recognised by law or transferred to their signatories, the agreements concluded between the départements, the Lyon metropolis, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-2

Professionals likely to exchange or share information relating to the same person receiving care belong to the following two categories:1° The healthcare professionals mentioned in Part Four of this C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31-3

…ded for by the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 106 to L. 108 and L. 113 of the Electoral Code, must, on pain of inadmissi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article D45-1-4

…Assize Court, the person may, when this decision is final, request its return pursuant to Article 710. The provisions of this article do not apply to the compulsory confiscation of objects classified…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

I.-When it is observed that a person, whether a natural person or a legal entity, is engaged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as ref…

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