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Showing 42414250 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232

…ting to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report shall specify wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-8

…th insurance organisations or approval for public authorities as provided for in article L. 5123-2; 16° For a generic medicinal product, a reference to this status and, if the generic group to which t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

…stimates, the statutory auditor may decide to use the work of an expert. Management representations 16. The statutory auditor requests written statements from management in which it declares that the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…ry Board. The Supervisory Board appoints the Chairman of the Management Board (8). Option A Article 16 The term of office of the representatives of the local authorities or their groupings expires und…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-11

…s by the Autorité de Contrôle ;2. The reserve for the guarantee fund provided for in article R. 423-16, up to the amount of the contribution paid by the company and not used by the fund;3. The reserve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the solvency margin

Article R385-1

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;2° The guarantee fund reserve provided for in article R. 423-16, up to the amount of the contribution paid by the company and not used by the fund;3° The reserve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 213-16 relating to the obligation to pay the contribution to the digital equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…time matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union representative) referred to in article L. 1453-4 ; 16° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

…22, L. 421-23, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, L. 422-14, L. 423-1, L. 423-6, L. 423-7, L. 423-11 to L. 423-16, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-9, L. 424-11, L. 424-13, L. 424-18, L. 424-19, L. 424-21,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

…ting to medicinal products for human use or of a registration within the meaning of Articles 14 and 16a of the same Directive in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area;2° It is a…

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