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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article L2200-1

Subject to the provisions of Book V of this Part relating to other public contracts, the partnership contracts defined in Article L. 1112-1 are governed by the provisions of Book I, with the exception…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…n a professional capacity is treated in the same way as a producer for the purposes of this chapter:1° Who presents himself as a producer by affixing his name, trade mark or other distinctive sign to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Accompanying measures

Article R3422-1

The administrative policing duties devolved to the State representative in the department pursuant to article L. 3422-1 are carried out in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône by the Bouches-du-Rhône Po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to companies with an apprentice training centre

Article R6234-1

The company apprentice training centre mentioned in I of article L. 6241-2 files a declaration of activity under the conditions set out in articles R. 6351-1 et seq.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-1-1

…e term of the contract. This reinsurance also has at least one of the following two characteristics:1° It explicitly takes into account the time value of money ;2° It provides for contractual sharing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

The assisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-14

…ital requirements applicable to institutions which provide one or more of the services mentioned in 1° to 6° of II of article L. 314-1 are laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-1

Chapter I of Title VII of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of Article L. 1271-1-1, the second paragraph of Article L. 1271-5, Articles L. 12…

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