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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…entativeness established at national and cross-industry level pursuant to article L. 2152-4: 1° The certificates of the statutory auditor(s) defined in article R. 2152-6 and in IV of article R. 2152-9…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…holic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services.Excluded from the scope of this contribution are infant milks for the first and second ages, gro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre, as well as the conditions for granting, modifying and withdrawing the approval…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-16

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 3661-15 are sent to the local authority. They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Metropolitan Lyon…

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

Article D6124-163

…clinical training or four years as a practitioner in a unit performing transplants of the organ concerned; 2° At least two doctors, each of whom has completed four years' clinical training or four ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

…aged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as referred to in article L. 7122-3, or that it has not fulfilled the obligations set out in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-16

The services listed under numbers 50 to 78 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 50 Writ o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-16

…likely to be due as a result of the termination or change of functions of these persons, may be reduced or cancelled in the event of the implementation of one or more of the resolution measures provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

…an agreement which determines : 1° The participating companies, establishments and subsidiaries concerned by the agreement ; 2° The composition, number of members and allocation of seats of the repre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 D

…efits in 2011 from the transfer of the departmental share of council tax may decide that the reference rate used for voting the council tax rate on second homes and other furnished premises not alloca…

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