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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-16

…this end, they have the investigative powers provided for in Section 1 and in the sub-sections 1 to 6 of section 2 of chapter II of this title. The authorised agents order the measures following these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Responsibilities

Article R1233-16

…7, L. 2312-9 to L. 2312-14, the fourth to sixth paragraphs of article L. 2312-15, articles L. 2312-16 to L. 2312-36, from 3° to 5° of article L. 2312-37 and articles L. 2312-40 to L. 2312-69 and L. 23…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Intercommunal direct tax commission

Article 1650 A

…coopération intercommunale subject by right or by option to the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C, an inter-municipal direct tax commission is set up comprising eleven members, namely t…

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

Article D3661-16

I.-For the application of Article D. 3661-15 : a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the Lyo…

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

Article L1251-16

…rance. This clause becomes null and void if the contract is terminated at the employee's initiative;6° The name and address of the supplementary pension fund and provident fund to which the temporary…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

…loans or advances granted by the State and public and private bodies; 5° Income from publications; 6° Income from shareholdings; 7° Income from the movable and immovable assets of the public institut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

…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 Security Code;7° A collater…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…en deferred pursuant to the II of article 92 B, of article 92 B decies and I ter and II of article 160, as they read prior to 1 January 2000, article 150-0 C, in the version in force before 1 January…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-16

…lementary report in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. This report shall be submitted to the body responsible for administration or to the su…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Opposition to cold calling

Article L242-16

…n Chapter II of Title II of Book V. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 522-6, the decision handed down pursuant to this article by the administrative authority responsible for…

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