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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the purchasers

Article R2384-2

…llowing information:1° The name and address of the purchaser, the subject and value of the contract;2° The award procedure chosen;3° The names of the candidates excluded and the reasons for the reject…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-24

In the cases provided for in article L. 312-7, the representative example indicates, in addition to the information provided for in article D. 312-21 and in the same font size: 1° That the amount of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R251-2

The provisions of articles R. 232-2 to R. 232-7 are applicable to the economic interest group. However, the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3 as well as the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-2

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notificat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-23

…ion to the profession of commercial court clerk, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 742-6-1 and R. 742-6-2, the course validation interview, under the conditions set out in articles R. 7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-2

…ee, corresponding to the date of recruitment and the period of employment mentioned in the request; 2° Where recruitment has been the subject of a declaration, the foreseeable date and time of recruit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies A

…emption premium:1. For the negotiable loans referred to in Article 118 and in 6° and 7° of article 120, and the negotiable debt securities referred to in l'article 124 B issued on or after 1 January 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-248

…shareholders' equity to a value at least equal to half the share capital or, subject to Article L. 224-2, to reduce its share capital by the amount necessary to ensure that the value of the sharehold…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-2

…e legislation in force. It shall incur, as appropriate, the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or L. 363-4 of this Code.To enable the information body to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…e of the performance of their duties in the situations and under the conditions defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 o…

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