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Showing 851860 of 48272 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 April 2016 n° 14-15.860 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 2012 · Cass. com. 29 April 2003 · Cass. com. 5 February 2020 n° 18-21.689

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2 - Receipt and processing of requests for implementation of the individual right to training

Article D1621-14

…L. 1221-4, below which this body is not subject to the provisions of articles L. 6316-1 to L. 6316-5 of the Labour Code, is set at 150,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-14

A purchaser may reserve the same contract or the same lot of a contract both for economic operators who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-12 and for those who meet the conditions of article L. 21…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-14

…llowed by a request for exoneration or a claim made in accordance with the provisions of articles 495-18 and 495-19, it is considered as valid payment of the fixed fine or increased fixed fine.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-149

The transfer of assets by a debtor to his creditors (number 148 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the value of the assets, according to the following scale:Tranches of…

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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 R561-14-2

I. - To implement the simplified due diligence measures provided for in 2° of Article L. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall implement the measures for identifying the customer and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-145

…n collaboration with the sports federations, holders of the delegation instituted in article L. 131-14, for the practice of physical and sports activities by disabled people. In order to sit the final…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-14

Contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of article R. 2123-1, for which the estimated value of the need is lower than the European threshold applicable to these contr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-142

Vineyard or agricultural loans, as well as maritime loans (numbers 135 and 136 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate appli…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-143

…document, this document shall contain, in addition to the information provided for in Articles L. 214-104 and L. 214-105, the following information: 1° The surname, usual first name, address and numb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L752-14

…ding resulting from L. 322-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 322-2 to L. 322-10 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 II.-For the application of I: 1° In Article L. 322-2, the references to Art…

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