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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-17

…eeds and health insurance shall be issued, subject to the exceptions provided for in article L. 426-18, with a resident's permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" for a period of ten years. Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30-1

…n individual retirement savings product (PEPP) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/473 of 18 December 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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

Article R2191-19

…an 80% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 2191-16 to R. 2191-18, the reimbursement of the advance payment must be completed when the amount of the services perfo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-17

…al budget and the report appended to the administrative account, in accordance with article L. 4132-18, are placed online on the local authority's website, where it exists, after the adoption by the A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Management of funds received as compensation for group members

Article 849-20

…91-1197 of 27 November 1991, any sum received under Articles 68 and 74 of the aforementioned Act of 18 November 2016 shall be immediately deposited by the plaintiff in the action in the account opened…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

…the merits.A judge who intends to take one of the measures provided for in articles 3, 6 and 15 to 18 of this order of his own motion must first invite the parties to present their observations.Decis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-32

…uments and no later than the expiry of the period set pursuant to the last paragraph of Article 764-18.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-2

…revious paragraph is calculated on the basis of the mortality tables provided for in article A. 132-18 and rates at most equal to those mentioned in 2° of article A. 134-1, the duration being calculat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Guarantor guarantee

Article L752-8

…table above: 1° In the first paragraph of II of article L. 313-50, the reference to article L. 312-18 is deleted; 2° In article L. 313-51, the references to safeguard or receivership proceedings and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Guarantor guarantee

Article L753-8

…table above: 1° In the first paragraph of II of article L. 313-50, the reference to article L. 312-18 is deleted; 2° In article L. 313-51, the references to safeguard or receivership proceedings and…

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