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Showing 551560 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-166

The candidate referred to in article A. 212-165 wishing to obtain a certificate of qualification and aptitude must compile a file comprising : 1° An application on plain paper; 2° An individual civil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

…tonomy:1° Their spouse ;2° cohabiting partner ;3° Their partner in a civil solidarity pact ;4° An ascendant ;5° a descendant ;6° A dependent child within the meaning ofArticle L. 512-1 of the Social S…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-160

I - The formation of the mutual insurance group companies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 is subject to the provisions of articles R. 322-46 and R. 322-52 of this code. II - T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-16

The purpose of managing the performance of public works contracts is :1° Ensuring that the execution documents and the works in progress comply with the provisions of the studies carried out;2° Ensuri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 C

…t of value added tax, in the cases provided for in 4° of 1 of Article L. 59 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, the commission comprises, in addition to the chairman, three agents of the administration,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-16

…L. 2352-4, the holder of each additional seat represents a number of employees equal to the workforce of the company to which that seat has been allocated. The total number of employees calculated, f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-16

On the occasion of an international sports event, the French Anti-Doping Agency may: 1° At the request of the international sports organisation responsible for the event, carry out tests at the event…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…erms and conditions of the remuneration due to the employee, including the end-of-assignment allowance provided for in article L. 1251-32;4° The length of any trial period;5° A clause covering the rep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: General provisions

Article 1680 A

…sed for this purpose, which may be: 1° A deposit account in a credit institution established in France or in the single euro payment area, a caisse de crédit agricole governed by Section 3 of Chapter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-16

The summary data on the financial situation of the metropolis, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-14, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/populati…

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