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Showing 611620 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

I.-As an exception to law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, law no. 84-16 of 11th January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil servi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16

…he proves a legitimate excuse and if failure to comply with the time limit has as a direct consequence the rejection of the patent application or a request, the lapse of the patent application or pate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV ter : Payment of value added tax by bank transfer or electronic payment order

Article 1695 ter

1. (Repealed) 2. (Transferred to article 1788 quinquies). 3. (Repealed) 4. (Not applicable).

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…ital Requirement provided for in Article R. 352-2, calculated using the standard formula in accordance with Subsection 2 of Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title, or using a partial or full internal m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-16

The amount of the costs mentioned in 3° of articles R. 224-1 and R. 224-2 is set at €1,500.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-16

Supervision of the training provided to apprentices in companies to which decree no. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 relating to craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector applies is carried out by…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-16

The committee votes by name. The authorisation is adopted by an absolute majority of the members present, the qualified persons mentioned in 3° of II, 3° of III and 3° of IV of Article L. 751-2 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions applicable to organ transplants

Article D6124-164

The health care establishment organises a medical service specifically for transplants, provided by a surgeon and a doctor with one of the qualifications mentioned in 3° of article D. 6124-163. It has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-16

…e appointment of a mandataire ad hoc pursuant to article L. 611-3 or the opening of conciliation proceedings pursuant to article L. 611-6 or a request made to that end. Any clause charging the debtor,…

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