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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-16

A biological sample must be taken in one of the areas determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 where the medical biology laboratory is located, unless an exception is made for public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-16

The draft terms of merger are not submitted to the merging company's bondholders' meetings. However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the general body of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-16

The Minister of the Interior may, in the cases provided for in 1 and 3 of article L. 3332-15, close these establishments for a period of between three months and one year. Where applicable, the period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-16

…it appears that the debtor has sufficient funds to pay off the creditors and the costs and debts relating to the proceedings, the court may terminate the proceedings. It shall rule at the request of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-14

The dotation nationale de péréquation and the dotation de solidarité rurale are paid annually before the end of the third quarter of the financial year in respect of which they are paid.The dotation d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-16

The letter of dismissal includes a statement of the economic reasons put forward by the employer.It also mentions the priority for re-employment provided for in article L. 1233-45 and the conditions f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article L4532-16

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, as the design, study and development phases of the project progress and the work is completed, the project owner shall have a file compiled and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

For an artistic agent holding a live performance contractor's licence and producing a live performance to receive a commission from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-14

…debtor's statement of indebtedness drawn up by the commission may not produce interest or generate late payment penalties from the date of admissibility and until the implementation of the measures p…

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