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Showing 951960 of 61156 articles for Art. L. 145-16-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-16

The guarantee fund instituted in

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifying examination

Article A742-16

No one may sit the oral admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board.The admission tests comprise:1° A fifteen-minute oral examination on civil and commercial law;2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R3261-16

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3261-1 to L. 3261-4 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The list of suitable candidates

Article R742-16

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, establishes each year, by order published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, the list of suitability for the profession of commercial court c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-16

The examination comprises oral and written tests.The subjects of the tests are decided and composed by the jury.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-16

The provisions of 1° of article R. 5132-15 do not apply to the medicinal products mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5124-43. However, the words: "Reserved for professional use", surrounded by a col…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16

The products and services referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-9 are :1° Life insurance or capitalisation contracts where the annual premium does not exceed €1,000 or where the single premium does not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-16

A European Investigation Order is a judicial decision issued by a Member State, called the issuing State, requesting another Member State, called the executing State, using forms common to all States,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665 bis

…for in Article 199 sexdecies, after deducting the specific aid provided for in 5° of II of Article L. 133-5-12 of the Social Security Code paid during the penultimate year. When the amount of the spe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 B

1. After deducting tax reductions and credits, levies, deductions at source and instalments, the balance of the income tax and other taxes appearing on the same roll item is recovered under the condit…

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