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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-16

In the event that an expropriation procedure has been initiated for the benefit of a commune with a view to carrying out an operation transferred to the urban community, the procedure is continued for…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1680 A

Deductions made at the initiative of the tax authorities are made from an account opened by the taxpayer in an establishment authorised for this purpose, which may be: 1° A deposit account in a credit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-163

If the file concerns a registration on a principal basis, the clerk of the court now having jurisdiction shall amend the entry provided for in 2° of article R. 123-237.If the file concerns a natural o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-16

For its application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in article R. 1434-19, the reference to article R. 1434-13 is replaced by the reference to article R. 1441-18 and the words: "provided for in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-16

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in articles L. 4393-12 and L. 4393-14 and the conditions under which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-16

Market users are, in particular, bound by the following obligations: 1° To comply with the provisions of the market's internal rules and with the laws and regulations applicable to their activities; 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-16

Hospital pharmacy assistants who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who are established and legally prac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sections

Article D6332-16

The skills operator manages, where appropriate, within the framework of a special section set up within it, the contributions made by self-employed workers under the conditions set out in Article L. 6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-16

The following are punishable by the fines laid down for fourth-class offences: 1° Failure to declare an advertising medium or failure to declare it within the time limits laid down in article L. 2333-…

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