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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…tory. The total number of tests is obtained by adding together the medical biology tests covered by 1°, 2° and 3° of Article D. 6211-14 , with the exception of immuno-haematology tests under the condi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-11

The thresholds set pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4 are for turnover excluding tax of 3,000,000 euros and for the number of employees of twenty.The amount of turnover is defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-8

The measures for applying the provisions of this section, with the exception of articles L. 351-5 to L. 351-6, shall be the subject of an agreement concluded and approved under the conditions defined…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3232-2

…the government shall submit a report on the application of this chapter, indicating in particular: 1° The number of employees benefiting from the supplementary allowance established by article L. 323…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

I. - The levy on fixed income investment products referred to in l'article 125 A, the withholding tax relating to interest on savings bonds mentioned in article 1678 bis and the levies on income attac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Voluntary retirement.

Article L1237-10

An employee requesting retirement must give notice for a period determined in accordance with Article L. 1234-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Rules for rounding tax bases

Article 1649 undecies

The bases for taxes of all kinds are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…suspecting that he or she has failed to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17° bis of article 138. The person may then, on the decision of a j…

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