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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

…ainst receipt. This notification shall specify: 1° The alleged breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3 ; 2° The penalties incurred pursuant to articles L. 241-6 and L. 241-7 and tho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

In order to comply with the requirements relating to design and manufacture, in vitro diagnostic medical devices are designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objectiv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-163

…ng open to such undertakings provided that they represent, in number or votes, one tenth of the total. VII - In the case provided for in article R. 322-76, the General Meeting deliberates in accordanc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-16

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the High Council by a decision of its Chairman with the approval of the accounting officer under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-16

…f the medical committee, from a return to part-time work under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R. 323-3 of the Social Security Code. During the period of therapeutic part-time work,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

Prior to any decision resulting in the temporary or permanent cessation of imprisonment of a person sentenced to a custodial sentence before the expiry date of that sentence, the sentence enforcement…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8

No information enabling both the person who has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-5

Agreements having the effect of conferring a proprietary value on the human body, its elements or its products are void.

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