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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…R. 2122-2 is deleted;4° In 5° of article R. 2124-3, the word "European" is deleted;5° Article R. 2131-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2131-1 -The purchaser may make known his intention to award a contrac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R79

…s or directors of legal entities applying for the approval or registration provided for by articles 31, 32 and 34 of the loi n° 83-610 du 8 juillet 1983, as well as persons who are the subject of disc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 B

…ult of transactions mentioned in the first paragraph carried out as from 1st January 1989 and until 31st December 1991 may not be less than 85% of the rental value adopted the year preceding the trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…ement Committee may cancel the certificates issued by the person in question pursuant to article L. 312-7.Penalties for breaches relating to the marketing of structured deposits by credit institutions…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…2122-2 is deleted; 4° In 5° of article R. 2124-3, the word "European" is deleted; 5° Article R. 2131-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2131-1 -The purchaser may make known his intention to award a contrac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…s set out in the first paragraph of Article 1518 A in favour of the properties mentioned in Article 310 unvicies of Annex II to the present code, in the version in force on 31 December 2009, had been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…or update the information concerning it, in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 31 of the same Regulation;10° Any failure by the operator to subject a device referred to in Article…

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

Article 237 bis A

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…1125-29 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-30 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1125-31 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1126-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1126-2 Order…

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