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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R3123-16

…ting to its capacities and skills, required pursuant to Articles L. 3123-18, L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-21 and under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8, are accurate.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38-1

…ural money, where their cumulative total exceeds the threshold mentioned inArticle 11 of Decree no. 2019-1061 of 17 October 2019 on the supervision of the games offered by La Française des jeux and Pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

…given the opportunity to present their observations under the conditions laid down in articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-2 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration.A foreigner who…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-20

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 326-21 to L. 326-29, the reorganisation measures defined in Article L. 323-8 and the decisions concerning the opening of winding-up proceedings taken by the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-51

…level sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to II of Article L. 356-21 must be approved in advance: a) For the report on the solvency and financial situation, by the bo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R613-31

…a consolidated basis of a group or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that a branch be considered to be of material importance, it shall justify its reque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-3

…es: 1° The investment firm does not meet the requirements of this Title or those of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033; 2° The Authority has evidence that the investment firm is likely to breach the provisions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 June in 2017, 2018 and 2019,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…e same 2.1, received or borne by the grouping the previous year. For groupings applying article L. 5211-41-3, the amounts correspond to the sum of the amounts received or borne by the pre-existing gro…

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