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Showing 491500 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

…Not complying with the terms for calculating payment periods agreed between the parties in accordance with the second, third and fourth paragraphs of I of Article L. 441-10.Subject to the same penalt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-16

I. - (Repealed). II. - The procedures for applying this sub-section are specified by order of the Minister for Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-16

…e complaint or submissions are inadmissible on grounds that can be remedied in the course of the proceedings, the court may reject them by noting the inadmissibility of its own motion until it has inv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 8: Professional reorganisation procedure

Article A743-16

All of the services performed by the commercial court clerk in the context of a professional recovery procedure appearing in number 145 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 gives rise to the col…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-16

…R. 342-5 and R. 342-15 may stipulate that the work carried out by their beneficiaries is limited to certain categories of equipment and certain categories of checks. Approval may be suspended or withd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

A health and safety officer is appointed by the agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

…ree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Labour Inspectorate may be contacted under the conditions set out in articles 5-4 to 5-7 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-16

Each year, as part of the preparation of the region's budget, the chairman of the regional economic, social and environmental council draws up a proposal for the appropriations required for its operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sections

Article D6332-16

…oard made up of professional organisations representing self-employed workers, on the training services and actions likely to be financed, the priorities, the criteria and the conditions for covering…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article D754-16

…13 of 22 August 2023D. 321-2No. 2009-297 of 16 March 2009II. - For the application of I, the references to the units mentioned in article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code are not applicable.

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