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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20-2

In the event of total or partial termination of the public contract, the parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-209-2

…year in which they are purchased, to the beneficiaries of a transaction mentioned in Article L. 225-208 of this code or intervening within the framework of articles L. 3332-1 et seq. of the French Lab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-20-1

For the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of I of Article L. 232-22, a copy of the management report shall be delivered to any person, at his own expense, at the company's registered…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 20

Any person showing a legitimate interest may request the issue of a copy of the certificate of inheritance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-4

The minutes or reports of an investigation or any other document from criminal proceedings that is directly related to facts that may be submitted to the AMF Enforcement Committee for review may be di…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-2

…nformation communicated to the French Anti-Doping Agency in application of the previous paragraph remains, where applicable, protected by the secrecy of the investigation or enquiry and may not theref…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

I.-It may be resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the iden…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

An employee employed by a public entity that does not pay the contribution mentioned in article L. 6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20-7

For the application of this section, the Minister of Defence shall exercise the powers conferred on the competent regional health agency for army hospitals, whose technical opinion he may seek if nece…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-2

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution considers that the risk profile of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking subject to its supervision deviates significantly from the assumpt…

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