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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2421-1

…must first ensure the feasibility and appropriateness of each proposed project, are as follows: 1° Determining the location of the project; 2° Drawing up the programme defined in article L. 2421-2; 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

…ed law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution; the court may also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide information and training.

Article L4141-4

The cost of safety training is borne by the employer.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

An independent management organisation is a profit-making legal entity whose main purpose is to manage copyright or rights related to copyright on behalf of several rightholders, for the collective be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-6

…h establishments, in the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in articles L. 312-1, L. 312-10 and L. 312-14 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, in the establishm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Duration of the partnership contract

Article L2213-2

The duration of the partnership contract is determined according to the amortisation period of the investments or the financing arrangements chosen.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

Sont considérés, au regard de la récidive, comme une même infraction, les délits prévus et réprimés par:1° Les articles L. 121-2 à L. 121-4 et L. 132-2, les articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 and L. 132-25…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…the form of a co-ownership.The fund does not have legal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownership and those of articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to join…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII.

Article L938-1

For the application in New Caledonia of Articles L. 822-2 to L. 822-7, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "commission régionale d'inscription" by "commission territoriale d'inscription…

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