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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Book II

Article L3342-1

…ss applicable to the activities of network operators" are deleted; 6° Article L. 3214-2 is deleted; 7° In Article L. 3215-1: a) In 4°, the words: "or an administrative arrangement relating to the stat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Book II

Article L3322-1

…ss applicable to the activities of network operators" are deleted; 6° Article L. 3214-2 is deleted; 7° In Article L. 3215-1 : a) In 4°, the words: "or an administrative arrangement relating to the sta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-33

…he occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed. The penalties provided for in 2° to 7° of this article may only be imposed for a maximum of five years. The court may also order, at the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2313-1

…6° A table showing the outstanding loans guaranteed by the municipality and the repayment schedule;7° A list of public service delegates;8° The table of property acquisitions and disposals referred t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-100

…ld have been tried by the French courts and the public prosecution is time-barred under French law; 7° The European protection order is based on offences for which the suspected, prosecuted or convict…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

Within the limits of the services it is authorised to provide in its home country, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any legal or natural person authorised to provide investmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-9

…nt procedures, powers and meeting procedures of the bureau set up within the European Works Council;7° The material and financial resources allocated to the European Works Council;8° The date of entry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-4-1

By way of derogation from the sixth paragraph ofArticle L. 2131-4, and subject to having exhausted all the possibilities offered by Articles L. 1241-1 to L. 1241-7, pre-implantation diagnosis may also…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-6

The General Meeting of the Association adopts the rules of professional conduct to which the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the salaried staff of the Association, as we…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-22

An undertaking whose authorisations have all been declared null and void pursuant to Article L. 321-10-2 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for approval, within one m…

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