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Showing 671680 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Screening for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases

Article R2311-16

…ment activities referred to in article R. 2311-14 are subject to the supervision provided for in 4° of article R. 1421-6. The medical supervision defined in article L. 315-1 of the Social Security Cod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

The application is accompanied by a dossier comprising: 1° The summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet; 2° The name and address of the registered office of the chosen operator; 3° A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16

The first directors or members of the Supervisory Board are designated in the Articles of Association.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-16

…sits is authorised to take legal action, both as plaintiff and defendant, and to exercise all means of enforcement in the name and on behalf of the société de crédit foncier.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

The employees' trade union organisations and the employers' professional organisations receiving financing from the Joint Fund draw up a written annual report detailing the use made of the appropriati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value

Article L2242-16

…ations provided for in Article L. 2242-15 give rise to information by the employer on the provision of employees to the trade union organisations or employers' associations mentioned in Article L. 223…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-16

Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences is awarded in consideration of :1° The artistic quality of the cinematographic works presented, the distribution forecasts and conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Calculation in respect of availability on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-16

The calculation is made each year by applying the following lump sums to each cinematographic work:- 1,000 € when the cinematographic work is made available to the public in at least two and at most f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-16

Videogram publishers have the option of investing the sums entered in their automatic video publishing account in order to contribute to the online distribution of cinematographic works under the cond…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-16

The investment of sums registered in the automatic online broadcast account is subject to the issue of an investment authorisation.

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