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Showing 641650 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-16

…akdown by category of rights managed and by type of use; 3° The period during which the use took place for which income was allocated and paid to the rights holder, unless objective reasons relating t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

…union organisations whose statutory purpose is of a national and cross-industry nature and which received between 3% and 8% of the votes cast in the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L754-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-16

…s, free of charge, with packaging intended for the collection of waste from perforating medical devices under the conditions defined in article R. 1335-8-3 is punishable by a third-class fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

For an artistic agent holding a live performance contractor's licence and producing a live performance to receive a commission from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-16

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as group supervisor, may impose a capital add-on to the group Solvency Capital Requirement where it considers that the risk profil…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

When the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3, the Secretary General of the Agenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

…der of the Regional Prefect. They are appointed following each four-yearly measurement of the audience of trade union organisations and professional employers' organisations organised in application o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 B

1. After deducting tax reductions and credits, levies, deductions at source and instalments, the balance of the income tax and other taxes appearing on the same roll item is recovered under the condit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Payment by bank transfer of final levies, withholding taxes and the annual contribution on rental income

Article 1681 quinquies

…ithholding tax provided for in Article 119 bis and the deductions assessed and recovered in accordance with the same rules shall be paid by direct transfer to the Treasury account opened with the Banq…

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