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Showing 53615370 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

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

Article D6211-17

The number of medical biology examinations performed on samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology exa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R742-13

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R. 214-194, R. 214-196 to R. 214-20…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-1

…municipal services or activities of general interest under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2253-2.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, communes and their groupings ma…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…p: works for which the hourly cash contribution is less than €160,000 and greater than or equal to €25,000; 3° Third group: works for which the hourly cash contribution is less than €25,000 and greate…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Electronic communications services means services consisting wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-2-1

When a video protection system is installed in an enclosure where a sporting event is taking place, the persons responsible for its operation, in accordance with the prefectoral authorisation issued p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-7

Under an agreement signed with a single company with no more than three hundred employees, the State's financial contribution is a maximum of 15,000 euros. The agreement is signed by the Prefect. Unde…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ing mentioned in the last paragraph of I.When a commune ceases to be eligible for the allocation in 2017, the departmental envelope is increased over the following four financial years by an amount eq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…a freelance administration employment contract for a service activity, in disregard of Article L. 1254-5 ; 2° Concludes a freelance administration employment contract without complying with the provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80-2

…e, the maximum proportion of profits that can be allocated to remunerating certificates is equal to 25% of the profit for the last financial year. Notwithstanding the above provisions, a mutual insura…

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