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Showing 41214130 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

To benefit from partial payment of the early retirement allowance by the State, the employee must meet the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…mining accounting records and documents 12. During the course of the audit, the statutory auditor remains alert to agreements and other information that may indicate the existence of relationships and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-32

…n shall exchange with the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, information relating to credit institutions and investment firms benefiting from the freedom of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…n Article L. 532-1 but without being able to claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27: 1° a) The French State, the Caisse de la dette publique and the Caisse d'amortissem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexdecies

…l'action sociale et des familles.The services defined in 2°, 4° and 5° of I and in 8° to 10°, 15°, 16°, 18° and 19° of II of article D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code, in the version in force on 1 January…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…ccommodation; 13° Assistance in accessing rights; 14° Providing nursing care; 15° Health education; 16° Providing lockers for the personal belongings of homeless people; 17° Recovery of used equipment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100-1

…e annual accounts.II. - Where the company prepares consolidated accounts pursuant to Article L. 233-16, the consolidated management report shall give an account of the information mentioned in this Ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L217-1

…pply to goods. The conditions for rescinding these contracts are however governed by article L. 217-16.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…le 3(1)(a) and (o) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies.

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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 L592-1

…sions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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