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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principle of advance payment

Article R2391-1

The purchaser shall grant an advance payment to the holder of a contract when the initial amount of the contract is greater than 250,000 euros excluding tax and insofar as the performance period is gr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article A761-16

A technical advisory committee is set up under the market manager, who provides its secretariat and sets the agenda for its meetings. It comprises a maximum of twenty-five members. It is made up of re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-18-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

…online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 573-15 shall be liable to on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-1

…itments governed by Articles L. 441-1 of this Code, L. 222-1 of the Code de la Mutualité and L. 932-24 of the Code de la Sécurité Sociale.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-27

The deliberation of the regional council setting the allowances mentioned in Article R. 4134-24 provides, after consultation with the president of the regional economic, social and environmental counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-27

The internal layout of the buildings referred to in Article R. 4216-24 is such as to limit the spread of fire and smoke, in particular by cross-cutting or compartmentalisation. The interior fittings o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-94

The subscription price of the units is determined on the basis of the reconstitution value defined in article L. 214-109. Any difference between the subscription price and the reconstitution value of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-91

From the date of approval of the dissolution of the real estate collective investment undertaking by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the 20% limit mentioned in article R. 214-85 , the 20% ratio m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L714-1

…llowed for payment of the rental debt granted by a decision of the judge seised pursuant to Article 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1…

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