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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-7

…is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes.Where the term of the contract is g…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of economic operators

Article R2162-32

…on of an economic operator for reasons based on the rules and criteria mentioned in Article R. 2162-30. The intention to terminate the qualification shall be notified to this operator in advance, in w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…lis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 2018. Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in the territory of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-9

…mined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products and distributors of cosmetic products as defined in Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-80 to L. 131-84Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-85 Order no. 2022-230 of 15 February 2022 L. 131-86 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-86-1 Order no. 2010-1312 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-80 to L. 131-84 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-85 Order no. 2022-230 of 15 February 2022 L. 131-86 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-86-1 Order no. 2010-1312 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-17-3

…port. It may not sell medicinal products of major therapeutic interest mentioned in article L. 5121-30 outside the national territory or to wholesale export distributors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…ion of the committees set up within it, decide, at the first meeting provided for inArticle L. 1233-30, to call in an expert report which may cover the economic and accounting fields as well as health…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2391-4

…is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes. Where the term of the contract is…

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