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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3371-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in New Caledonia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such as…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3361-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in French Polynesia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-10

When an invention, which is the subject of a patent application or patent, is exploited for national defence purposes by the State or its suppliers, subcontractors and subcontractors, without an explo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

I.- As part of the psychiatric activity mentioned in article L. 3221-1-1, the mission of sector psychiatry, which contributes to the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1, consists of guar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

The rights registered in the time savings account may be paid into the collective retirement savings plan or contribute to the financing of retirement benefits which are of a collective and compulsory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-9

Employers may fulfil their employment obligation by paying an annual contribution to the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled provided for in Article L. 5214-1 for each of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

Metropole de Lyon is obliged to:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

I.-The skills operator covers the following costs under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3: 1° Apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts at the level set by the branches…

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