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Showing 34513460 of 4057 articles for Art. 16 Dec 1992

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-279

…a company in the trades and crafts sector pursuant to 3° of article L. 123-36 must indicate in its declaration for registration purposes: 1° The number of employees; 2° Where applicable, whether the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-3

…ctivities (NAF) or its European equivalent within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Rev. 2; e) Whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no. 2016-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-22

…hen the index provider and the UCITS are part of the same group within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, all measures are taken to avoid conflicts of interest.II. - By way of der…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…equivalent body, in respect of old-age insurance;15° A representative of the family allowance funds;16° A representative of the mutualité française ;17° A representative of the school and university h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-2

…under which the Regional Health Agency is involved in preparing and, where necessary, implementing decisions falling within the remit of the departmental prefect in terms of health surveillance, heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

…icles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…14° Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille ;15° Centre hospitalier régional de Metz-Thionville ;16° Centre hospitalier régional de Montpellier ;17° Centre hospitalier régional de Nancy ;18° Centre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…he budget, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are determined by decree in the Council of State, may be authorised to carry out judicial investigations at the reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…° of Article L. 6123-5, in particular the national reference framework provided for in Article L. 6316-3; 3° The recommendations referred to in 10° of Article L. 6123-5 in accordance with the provisio…

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