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Showing 28312840 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-12

…of the personalised project for access to employment provided for in articles R. 5411-14 to R. 5411-16.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-17

…made; 2° A second part enabling the other obligations mentioned in articles L. 7122-24 and R. 7122-16 to be met.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…nked to the statutory auditor within the meaning of Article 3(26) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, because of breaches of the provisions of Article L. 822-11-3 and to the provisions of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical provisions for other insurance operations

Article R343-7

…acks and terrorism. The conditions for recording and declaring this provision are set out inarticle 16 A (I) and articles 16 B and 16 C of appendix 2 to the general tax code; b) Provision to offset an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

…cles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profit and loss account when they d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

…on in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…s, 30% of the amount resulting from the application of the coefficients provided for in article 232-16 to the amount of the sums entered in the automatic account opened in respect of the institution c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-6

…ongs is not consulted under the conditions provided for in article L. 225-99 and to articles L. 228-16 ou L. 228-103.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-13

…pronounced by the decree provided for in article L. 2113-5 as it read prior to Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of territorial communities or the creation of a new commune ordered b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and allowances granted to members of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-7

…reference to the maximum allowances set for members of the regional council by the articles L. 4135-16 and L. 4135-17. This allowance is modulated according to members' attendance at meetings of the B…

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