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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-2

…d with a view to drawing up territorial development contracts provided for in article 21 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relating to Greater Paris.The president of the territorial council is electe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-1 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 621-9-2 Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-3 Act no. 2003-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-1 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 621-9-2 Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-3 Act no. 2003-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, refer the matter to the Euro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 44

Articles 21 and 22 of this annex are applicable to Title V of the law of 1 June 1924 implementing French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, and relating to forced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10-2

…of the procedure in the event of the emergence of new elements among those mentioned in article D. 1er-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

I. - Where a person acquires the right to payment of the principal or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L744-4

…Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 213-4 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 213-4-1Law no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 II - For the purposes of Article L. 213-4, the words "and the Institut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-8

Notwithstanding article 212-42, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, production companies eligible to apply for programme aid may submit up to six projects simultane…

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