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Showing 44814490 of 4965 articles for Art. 16 July 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

…1 ; 2° The EU type-examination certificate provided for in point 6 of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 for personal protective equipment or the EC type-examination certificate provided for in Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…member of the management team in application of 5° of II of article 25 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants if he considers that he is in a conflict o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…h the principles of independence and impartiality. Taking cognisance of the facts and circumstances 16. The statutory auditor shall enquire about: -the purpose and nature of the engagement or service…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-00 bis

…f Cyprus in application of the treaty relating to the creation of the Republic of Cyprus, signed on 16 August 1960, for their use, for the use of the civilian staff accompanying them or for supplying…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…provided for in the protocol and his/her entry in the national file provided for in Article L. 1121-16;6° bis In the case of research for commercial purposes, the arrangements for payment of compensat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-1

…ive body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022; - the term "network" refers to the regional chambers of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

Companies that build or have built, before 1 January 2016, buildings for industrial or commercial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, u…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article D422-5

…he sums due in respect of this tax. To enable the quarterly declarations to be verified, before 1st July each year, the operators of companies subject to the tax submit to the mayors of the municipali…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…y article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds, soci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…ing from bankruptcy convictions handed down pursuant to articles 126 to 149 of law no. 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies. Excep…

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