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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-10

The goods shall be brought into conformity within a reasonable period of time, which may not exceed thirty days following the consumer's request and without major inconvenience to the consumer, taking…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-10

In the event of an appeal by one party, within the above time limits, the other parties shall have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-10

Taxpayers pay the tax to the accounting agent of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in monthly or quarterly instalments according to the frequency of their value added tax return. Thes…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-10

Where the vehicle has been immobilised to obtain payment of a sum of money and the creditor does not implement the simplified enforcement procedure provided for in the second paragraph of article 2346…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-10

In the absence of an amicable sale within the stipulated period, a forced sale of the seized property shall be carried out under the conditions prescribed in articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special arrangements for compensating the concessionaire

Article L3136-10

When the concession-granting public entity terminates the works concession contract or the public service concession contract before its normal expiry date, the operator is entitled to compensation fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-10

The purchaser may, if necessary, require the use of tools and devices that are not commonly available, such as electronic building data modelling tools or similar tools. In this case, it shall offer o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to financial investment advisers

Article L573-10

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences mentioned in article L. 573-9 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-10

The tenderer shall indicate in its tender the percentage of the contract value and the services it intends to subcontract in order to comply with the requirements set by the purchaser in the contract…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R2342-10

Where the purchaser intends to limit the number of candidates, it shall indicate in the tender notice the objective and non-discriminatory criteria it intends to apply, the minimum number of candidate…

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