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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

…sions relating to the extended health, safety and working conditions committee, pursuant to Article L. 4523-12, have the following characteristics:1° One body is exclusively dedicated to inter-company…

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

Article R332-17

…article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the meaning of article L. 211-20 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. Pledged securities are valued in accordance wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-17

…tion for authorisation after receiving the opinion of one or more associations mentioned in Article L. 1114-1 and concerned by the disease. If the application is incomplete, the procedure is suspended…

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

…application for approval of the specifications of the geographical indications defined in article L. 721-2;-application to amend the approved specification.In the event of inadmissibility, the follo…

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

Article 1799-1

…The provisions of this article do not apply to contracts concluded by a body referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, or by a semi-public company, for rental housin…

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

…ster for Immigration; 5° The two Members of Parliament and the two Senators provided for in Article L. 515-13; 6° Two members representing the staff and elected under the conditions laid down by a reg…

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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

…Donor Data by Persons Born of Medically Assisted Procreation pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 2143-5.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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