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Showing 43114320 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-11

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…blication of acts recording the transactions mentioned in article 1048 ter of the General Tax Code; 16° For the publication of each declaration drawn up for the application of articles L. 526-1 to L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

…e hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of article L. 162-23-4 of the Social Security Code, those for consultations and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…entatives mentioned in article L. 7227-14 as well as contributions to the fund set up in article L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7227-28 and to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-2

…tary schemes provided for in article L. 243-5 of the Social Security Code;15° Agricultural warrants;16° Leasing transactions involving movable property;17° Criminal seizures of businesses; 18° Orders…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…performance des établissements de santé et médico-sociaux ;15° La Plateforme des données de santé ;16° Institut de recherche et documentation en économie de la santé ;17° Institut national d'études d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…Article L. 440-2 ;4° Central securities depositories authorised or recognised pursuant to Articles 16 or 25 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Transfers

Article L224-40

…o provide for the conversion of the plan into a retirement savings plan mentioned in article L. 224-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

…It further declares that these action plans reflect management's intentions;- it declares that the main assumptions used to establish accounting estimates reflect management's intentions and the enti…

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

Article R365-4

…g to receive emergency treatment in a health establishment. "8° In article R. 313-4, the words: "on mainland France or in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion" are replaced by th…

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