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Showing 18911900 of 44500 articles for Art. L 227-14 et Art. L 227-16

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-16

I.-To be included on the list provided for in 1° of Article L. 122-5-1, the legal entity or establishment must, in support of its request sent to the Commission by registered letter with acknowledgeme…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

The professional practice standard relating to the recognition of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements resulting from non-compliance with legal and regulatory texts, approved…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Health project

Article R1442-16

For their application to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the provisions mentioned in article R. 1434-4 to R. 1434-9 apply, where applicable, for each of the specific sections mentioned…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-165

The provisions of the second paragraph of I of Article R. 322-161 are applicable to the insurance group companies referred to in Article L. 322-1-3 which are not mutual insurance group companies as de…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-16

The provisions of this paragraph lay down the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates entrusted by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to II, III or, with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-16

The forecast revenue and expenditure relating to the implementation, over the financial year in question, of the operations included in the investment programme mentioned in article L. 6143-7 are show…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-16

The Managing Director of the institution is appointed by joint order of the Ministers of Culture and Sport from among persons with the qualifications defined in article L. 442-8 of the French Heritage…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-16

An application to suspend the property seizure procedure on the grounds that the debtor is over-indebted is made in accordance with the provisions of article L. 721-4 of the French Consumer Code, unde…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Control procedures

Article R225-164

The Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall reply in writing within one month to questions put to it pursuant to Article L. 225-232. Within the same timeframe, it sends a copy…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-16

The special meeting, ruling under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-99 on matters submitted to it for approval, and composed of the holders of preference shares concerned, is convened in t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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