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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-21

A "pôle Espoirs" is any structure or group of structures linked to each other, in particular by agreement, which mainly takes in athletes registered on the list of "Espoirs" athletes provided for in a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-58

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 may decide to publish in the report referred to in Article L. 356-23 any infor…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2193-22

A subcontractor who has been accepted and whose terms of payment have been approved may assign or pledge all or part of his claim, up to the amount of the services paid directly to him. A copy of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-14

When the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 250,000 euros excluding taxes, or 50,000 euros excluding taxes when the holder is a sma…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2393-40

A subcontractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved may assign or pledge all or part of his claim, up to the amount of the services paid directly to him. A copy of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R616-1

From the day of publication, provided for in Article R. 612-39, the application for the utility certificate mentioned in Article L. 611-2, and until payment of the fee for issuing and printing the fas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article R247-1

The fine provided for in Article 5 of the 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences is punishable the fact, for the chairman, director, the chief executive or manager of a company whose…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment.

Article R131-8

The Banque de France's reply is sent without delay to the person consulting the file. In the case of a proxy, the proxy shall inform the principal without delay. When the Banque de France finds that a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-98

Subject to the limits and conditions defined in the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the limits defined in articles R. 214-96 and R. 214-97 do not apply to units or shares of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-38

Health establishments send their referring blood establishment the information mentioned in II of article R. 1221-36 and in 2° of article R. 1221-37. Decisions by the Director General of the Agence na…

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