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Showing 38313840 of 4648 articles for Art. 16 mars 1960

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

…nance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, to which the housing finance company belongs, the Specific Controller is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-1-1

…scope of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-314

…article L. 622-12; > 2° Reorganisation proceedings have been terminated pursuant to Article L. 631-16; > 3° Implementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been declared complete pursuant to art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-11-2

…cial authority, after notifying the victim, shall assess, in accordance with articles 144-2 and 712-16-2 of this code. 1° If a ban on contact with the victim or on appearing in certain places as provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-121

…older of a medical care and rehabilitation authorisation may take charge of a minor from the age of 16, in agreement with the holder of parental authority, who must first obtain the child's opinion. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-17

For the application of articles R. 6152-15 and R. 6152-16, full-time service is counted in full. Part-time service is counted on a pro rata basis. However, service performed under the conditions set o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-67

…ffice as managing director may be held in a controlled company within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which that person is a member of the management board or sole managing director…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-2

…r the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and in article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code. This proposal takes into account, after consultation with the social and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-10

…r the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and in article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

…on, including the creation of tourist offices, in application of the provisions of articles L. 5214-16 and L. 5216-5 of the general code of territorial collectivities. The decision of the governing bo…

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