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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

…on submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacities or skills…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…ording indicated in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 O…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 233-16, the companies referred to in the said article are exempted, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, from the obligati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities

Article L4422-17

…proposals, requests and opinions adopted by the Assembly of Corsica pursuant to I to IV of article L. 4422-16 are published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…ect to the provisions of this chapter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: CATEGORIES OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L420-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 424-1 to L. 424-4, L. 424-6, L. 424-7, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-15 and L. 424-16 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-22

The digital projection equipment and digital files or data referred to in article L. 213-16, their conditions of use and the operating logs referred to in article L. 213-21 comply with ISO internation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-11

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the increase in the basic rate per square metre of a stand is limited to €5 compared with the previous year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-17

…Article L. 115-16 find that there is a shortfall, inaccuracy, omission or concealment in the information use…

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