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Showing 481490 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-16

…ond paragraph, which may be obtained both from the President of the Regional Council and from the decentralised departments of the State, are made available under the conditions laid down in Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

…efficacy of the veterinary medicinal product, in particular test or trial reports relating to pharmaceutical, non-clinical, clinical or efficacy trials, including the results obtained during these var…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hospitals.

Article R6141-16

Public health establishments that are not on the list of regional hospital centres or local hospital lists are hospital centres.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-169

The services listed under numbers 178 to 180 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Emolument…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classified tourist resorts.

Article L133-16

…vités territoriales sets out the rules governing increases in local elected representatives' allowances voted by the municipal councils of classified tourist resorts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article L2113-16

…he following three years.The duration of a contract reserved for social economy companies may not exceed three years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16

…reement or arrangement, an additional overall credit within the limit of a duration which may not exceed:1° Twelve hours per year in companies with at least five hundred employees ;2° Eighteen hours p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Infant formulae

Article L122-16

The detailed rules for the application of this subsection are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-16

…on, may take the form of a specific document or be included in the employment contract. In the absence of such a delegation, professional and managerial staff may only be candidates in the management…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-16

On a proposal from the Minister of Justice or the first president of the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the accused labour tribunal member sits, the chairman of the National Disciplinary Commis…

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