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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 3122-2, the conceding authority is not required to record the stages of the procedure for awarding concession contracts mentioned in article L. 3126-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-29

The provisions of article D. 45-2-1-bis are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber. The decisions provided for in this article are then taken by the first president of the court of appeal.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-29

…delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2° Products found to be unfit for consumption, with the exception of products of animal origin, food…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…uipment is three or four years, five or six years, or more than six years as regards: 1° (Expired); 2° a. Energy-saving equipment and renewable energy production equipment acquired or manufactured by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Possibilities for grouping company pension savings plans

Article L224-27

…ph. This plan covers all the employees of the company and may receive the payments mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 224-2, which may be reserved for one or more categories of employees, provid…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-22

The Agency's expenditure includes : 1° Staff costs ; 2° Operating costs 3° Expenditure on the acquisition of movable and immovable property; 4° Assistance as defined in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-12

An agreement concluded in one of the areas listed in 1° and 2° of article L. 2242-1 and in article L. 2242-2 may set the frequency of its renegotiation, up to a limit of four years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Checking gases and regulators

Article R4461-26

…frequency and procedures for carrying out: 1° The gas analyses provided for in Article R. 4461-23 ; 2° The maintenance and inspection operations provided for in Article R. 4461-25.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-2

When the investigating judge is seised of qualified acts constituting one of the offences mentioned in I of Article 41-1-2, it may, at the request or with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor, issue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A712-25

…applicable, in accordance with the procedures specified in an intervention standard provided for in 2° of Article L. 711-16..

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