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Showing 8190 of 408 articles for Art. 81

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

…ecifies that the drawee is not obliged to pay the cheque pursuant to 1 and 2 of I of article L. 131-81 and article L. 131-82. If the cheque has been issued in defiance of an injunction issued pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-3

…511-47, L. 511-49 to L. 511-55, L. 511-62 to L. 511-65, L. 511-67 to L. 511-71, L. 511-75 to L. 511-81, relating to bills of exchange.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-90

…tract, the provisions of articles L. 228-46 to L. 228-69, L. 228-71, L. 228-72, L. 228-76 to L. 228-81 and L. 228-83 to L. 228-89 do not apply to companies whose borrowings are subject to a special le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment certificates.

Article R228-36

…he special meeting of an investment certificate holder is governed by articles R. 225-79 and R. 225-81, with the exception of the provisions of these articles relating to electronic voting. Any proxy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-28

…r refusing authorisation for burial and after compliance with the formalities prescribed in Article 81 of the Civil Code, a declaration of immediate transport with a view to autopsy to the nearest mil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D40

…vestigating judge in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragraph of Article 81. However, they may be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 591 when the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 82-3

…ne month of receiving the request. The provisions of the penultimate and last paragraphs of Article 81 shall apply.On pain of inadmissibility, a person claiming that the public prosecution was time-ba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-82

…cultural activities is carried out at company level under the conditions set out in article L. 2312-81. The distribution of the contribution between the works councils is set by a company agreement in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

…purchasing body complies with the provisions of this Book or with the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article D4301-8

…in advanced practice nursing awarded by universities under the conditions defined in article D. 636-81 of the Education Code, in the field corresponding to the area of intervention; 2° Provide proof o…

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