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Showing 961970 of 38013 articles for Art. L 145-17

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Methods of evaluating the figures.

Article R123-178

For the application of article L. 123-18 : 1° The acquisition cost is equal to the purchase price plus the ancillary costs necessary to put the asset into a usable condition; 2° The production cost is…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exemption applicable to establishments comprising a basic nuclear installation.

Article R4523-17

Establishments comprising a basic nuclear installation which are not subject to the provisions relating to the extended health, safety and working conditions committee, pursuant to Article L. 4523-12,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

The security for claims against reinsurers referred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-17

I. - The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) decides on the application…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-17

I. - The guarantee provided for in article L. 519-4 is triggered by the default of the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services, without the guarantor being able to claim the benefit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-17

I. - The National Institute of Industrial Property shall collect fees, the amount and terms of application of which shall be laid down by joint order of the Minister responsible for industrial propert…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799-1

The project owner who concludes a private works contract referred to in 3° of Article 1779 must guarantee the contractor payment of the sums due when these exceed a threshold set by decree in the Cons…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-17

I.-The provision of free samples referred to in article L. 5122-10 is only permitted during the two years following the first effective marketing in France of : 1° a proprietary medicinal product that…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-17

…dition to its Chairman, the Agency's Board of Directors comprises seventeen members, appointed as follows: 1° Five members representing the State, including : a) Two members appointed by decree on the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-17

I.-The categories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 2143-16 are: 1° In the case of persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor: a) Data re…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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