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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-16

Where there is no authorised body in the département, pursuant to article L. 5141-6, the application for the repayable advance is sent to the Prefect. The Prefect issues the applicant with an acknowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

The application for marketing authorisation is accompanied by a dossier containing : 1° The administrative information required to examine the application ; 2° Scientific documentation demonstrating t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…al equipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This tax is intended to finance the missions of these establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-166

The radiation protection inspectors referred to in Articles L. 1333-29 and L. 1333-30 are responsible for monitoring the application of the provisions of this chapter and of Annexes 13-7 and 13-8 atta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

I. - A conciliation commission is set up in each département, comprising:1° A sitting magistrate, designated by order of the Minister of Justice, who acts as chairman;2° The departmental director of p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 octies

…representatives and insofar as they have not been ratified by Parliament.The provisions of articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-20 of the Code des juridictions financières will eventually be applicable in this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-16

The debtor, the administrator if one has been appointed and, where applicable, the mandataire judiciaire shall indicate to the juge-commissaire and the public prosecutor, when they so request, the bal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article R7422-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of the first to third paragraphs of article L. 7422-9 and article L. 7422-10 or the regulations adopted for their application is punishable by a fourth-class fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166

…e share capital, the decision of the general meeting provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-248 is filed with the clerk of the commercial court of the place of the registered office and…

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