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Showing 33213330 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2014, the persons referred to in II of Article L. 511-45 shall draw up a table grouping together the information relating to their establishments b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-2

I. - When an eligible financial security or money market instrument referred to in article L. 214-20 includes a financial contract which simultaneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A quater

…The public establishment of intercommunal cooperation resulting from the merger pursuant to article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Local Authorities Code or, when the perimeter of the new public inter-mu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-0 G

The contribution for the repayment of the social debt based on income from assets is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

…nd documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observations to experts. II -When the Board decides to initiate disciplinary proceedings, after having heard the intereste…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-4

…ical biology laboratories; - radiotherapy centres-radiotherapy centres;-medical-social establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

…es detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularities found during the previous three years.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-2

The Board may take a decision to close the case if it finds that the offence of which the person concerned is accused has not been established. This decision shall be notified to the person concerned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-16-1

Unless the public prosecutor decides, if justified by the particular situation of the sentenced person, to apply the provisions of article 723-15 and this sub-section, these do not apply to imprisonme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-16

The security retention decision is valid for a period of one year. Security retention may be renewed, after a favourable opinion from the multidisciplinary commission on security measures, in accordan…

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