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Showing 15511560 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-16

…erations shall inform the French Anti-Doping Agency, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any means that guarantees the origin and receipt of this transmission of information, of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating to the provision of investment services concerning financial contracts defined in article L. 533-12-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-16

…r managers of companies, régies or associations, and their establishments, offering one of the services provided for in article L. 2223-19 and authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, inform…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

Prior to any decision resulting in the temporary or permanent cessation of imprisonment of a person sentenced to a custodial sentence before the expiry date of that sentence, the sentence enforcement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-1

…to electronic money, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-9-1 are not subject to the due diligence requirements set out in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1 if the following conditions are met: 1°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-16

…1 to R. 212-10-13, after the training body has been invited to present its observations in its defence.As a consequence of this withdrawal of authorisation, it will be impossible to set up any trainin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-16

If an appeal is lodged against the recognition or execution of the EIO, the magistrate hearing the appeal shall inform the issuing authority of the appeal and its outcome..

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

…d for in Article 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but satisfies one of the following conditions: > a) It is incorp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…te paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of article 1640 C. The member municipalities of these establishments receive the additional fraction, provided for in the last paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of the same articl…

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