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Showing 35613570 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2191-14

…by the contractor reaches 80% of the amount of the tranche awarded inclusive of all taxes. In other cases, if the contract is silent, the advance is reimbursed in full when the amount of the services…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on the presence of substances or products causing allergies or intolerances

Article R412-14

…412-12 itself; 2° Or the means by which this information is made available to the consumer. In this case, the consumer is given direct and free access to the information, which is available in written…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-14

…cerned.This report, which is published, includes a section relating to the general conclusions that can be drawn from the laboratory's work in areas of particular interest to consumer health and safet…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-14

The request for authorisation to terminate the commercial contract is sent to the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi under conditions laid down by decree. In the event of serious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4321-145

Decisions taken by the Order of masseur-physiotherapists in application of these provisions must state the reasons on which they are based. The decisions of the departmental councils may be amended or…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZAA

…n excess of €250 million are subject to an exceptional contribution equal to a fraction of this tax calculated on their taxable income, at the rates mentioned in Article 219, for financial years endin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-14

…ity may delegate his signature in matters where he has specific powers under the law or regulations;3° The Chairman of the AMF may, when justified by exceptional circumstances, take decisions, other t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-14

…ve Officer of the Agency to make known their reasoned opposition, where the conditions mentioned in 3° of Article L. 6143-4 are met. When the power to object mentioned in the previous paragraph is exe…

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

Article L1121-14

No research may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without their consent expressed during their lifetime or through the testimony of their family. However, if the deceased p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-14

…nsation.Total compensation may not exceed 20% of the amount defined in article 2 of decree no. 2002-677 of 29 April 2002 relating to the obligation to decorate public buildings and specifying the cond…

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