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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article D2643-2

…application of Article D. 2392-1 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference o…

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

Article D3341-3

…application of Article D. 3133-1 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-12

…ey apply within three months of entering France, the spouse of a foreign national holding long-term EU resident status in another EU Member State and a temporary residence permit issued under article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I

…The company must be a small and medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

…willingness to pay. The status of counterparties is specified in Article 63 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; b) The recoverability of funds, taking into account t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article L225-1

…visions of this chapter to the contrary, the French sub-account, within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-Eur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

…r conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, determine the State responsible pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…ditions laid down by decree in the Council of State, to determine the State responsible pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 695

…osts made necessary by investigative measures carried out abroad at the request of the courts under Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on coope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…mate reason and complies with an accepted market practice, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(9) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market…

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