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Showing 38513860 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D712-11-1

…ive body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022; - the term "network" refers to the regional chambers of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…s to only one of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…6° The time limits within which the Committee must issue the opinion referred to in Article L. 1123-16.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

…o in the second paragraph of article R. 143-38 of the French Construction and Housing Code (exhibit 16); 3° Where applicable, the results of the inspection carried out by the competent fire and panic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R596-2

…provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R595-2

…provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…owners of the built property; 2° For the private portions of buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-16, the owner or owners of the private portion; 3° For the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-67

Documents relating to an inter vivos gift (numbers 16 to 19 of table 5) give rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the value in full ownership (including in the case of a usufruct res…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6242-5

…ion, certificates and declarations provided pursuant to articles R. 2143-6 à R. 2143-12 and R. 2143-16 of the public procurement code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

…e provisions of sub-section 1 of this section, with the exception of those of II of article R. 6523-16, of a of article R. 6523-17, of article R. 6523-18 insofar as it adds a 3° and a 4° to III of art…

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