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Showing 97519760 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Steering Committee

Article D5521-8

…his representative;8° The Budget Director or his representative;9° The Director General of Pôle emploi or his representative;10° The Director of Overseas Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs or his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

…detection and, where appropriate, the need for special equipment; 9° The indication "in vitro use"; 10° If necessary, the word "danger".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-72

…ethod of administration and, if necessary, the route of administration; 5° The expiry date in plain language (month, year); 6° The pharmaceutical form; 7° The capacity of the sales model; 8° Special s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-6

In accordance with the procedures set out in articles D. 6121-7 to D. 6121-10, the contract sets quantitative targets for authorised care activities and heavy equipment, as defined in articles R. 6122…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration

Article R6153-1-7

…by a supplement, the amount of which is calculated in accordance with the rules laid down inarticle 10 of decree no. 85-1148 of 24 October 1985 as amended relating to the remuneration of civil and mil…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…fter-sales service to consumers with whom the trader has communicated prior to the transaction in a language which is not an official language of the Member State of the European Union in which the tr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

…January 2005 and 31 December 2023, the sum of €5,000 for a single, widowed or divorced person and €10,000 for a married couple subject to joint taxation. This sum is increased by €400 per dependant w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-2

Searches of the premises of a press company, an audiovisual communication company, an online public communication company, a press agency, the professional vehicles of these companies or agencies or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

I. - Each year, the credit institutions mentioned in Title I of Book V and the electronic money and payment institutions mentioned in Title II of the same book shall draw up a list of inactive account…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-1

I.-The Supervisory Board exercises ongoing control over the management of the company by the Executive Board.The Articles of Association may require the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board fo…

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