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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-16

The specific delegation of authority referred to in 3° of article L. 1441-12 and 2° of article L. 1441-13, enabling professional and managerial staff to be registered in the employers' section, may ta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-16

The application shall be signed by the applicant or his representative. It shall state: 1° The surname, first names, profession and address of the applicant and of the other parties; 2° The subject of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-16

Any patient or injured person who is admitted as an emergency and who refuses to remain in the establishment will sign a certificate expressly stating this refusal; failing this, a record of the refus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 quater

I. - The company formed between the professionals for the conservation of the stock of petroleum products provided for in articles L. 642-2, L. 642-4 and L. 651-1 of the Energy Code and whose articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-16

I. - The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will notify the applicant of his decision within three months of the date on which the application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-16

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These shall be approved by the Minister for the Interior.It shall be convened whenever necessary by its chairman either on his own initiative or at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16

For the application of article L. 6222-2, the supply of medical biology examinations for a zone defined in b of 2° of article L. 1434-9 corresponds to the total number of examinations mentioned in 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-16

The committee may invite candidates to attend a hearing. Its opinions are reasoned. The secretariat of the committee is provided by the Centre National de Gestion, with the assistance of the Conseil N…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Combating illegal employment

Article 122-16

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée notes the failure of beneficiaries of financial aid to comply with their obligations relating to the fight against illegal employment, offences again…

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