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Showing 34113420 of 11310 articles for Art. Loi n° 81-766 – 10 Aug. 1981 – loi Lang

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…the décret n° 75-1339 du 31 décembre 1975 relatif aux mo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 quater B

…blic interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-5

…access to information concerning them contained in the file in accordance with the article 49 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 D

…he determination of the rental value of industrial fixed assets whose ownership is, pursuant to the loi n° 2014-872 du 4 août 2014 portant réforme ferroviaire, transférée à la SNCF ou à SNCF Réseau, l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-86

…ns to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year limitation period instituted by the loi n° 68-1250 du 31 décembre 1968 relative à la prescription des créances sur l'Etat, les départeme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-86

…first approved by the company under the conditions set out in premier alinéa de l'article 19 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. The proposed transfer is notified to the company and to each of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formalities

Article A444-172-1

…endix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 220 Certificat de mesurage en application l' article 46 de la loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis 15.09 € 221…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-13

A article L. 145-13, the words: "subject to the provisions of the loi du 28 mai 1943 relative à l'application aux étrangers des lois en matière de baux à loyer et de baux à ferme" are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-167-1

…onsular chancelleries giving rise to the collection of the duties provided for in Chapter III (line 10) of the table in the first part of the annex to the decree no. 81-778 of 13 August 1981 referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-16

…atives d'achat en commun de commerçants détaillants et leurs unions constituées sous l'empire de la loi n° 49-1070 du 2 août 1949 are deemed to satisfy the provisions of this chapter without the need…

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