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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-2

For the purposes of 3° of Article L. 142-3 of the French Insurance Code, the retirement savings plan may provide additional cover in the event of the insured person's loss of autonomy, provided it mee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

I. - The operator of a trading venue shall put in place effective systems, procedures and mechanisms to ensure that its trading systems are resilient, have sufficient capacity to handle high volumes o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

…whose turnover excluding tax, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the operating time during the reference year, does not exceed, in the previous calendar year or in the penultimate year: are subje…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-25

…r the speciality ; - two are specific to the specialisation, one of which is specific to a possible option.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to framework agreements with order forms and contracts with optional tranches

Article R2191-51

In the case of a framework agreement with order forms or a contract with optional tranches, either a single copy or a certificate of transferability of the contract, or a single copy or a certificate…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2321-1

…the total amount, excluding taxes, of the contract or contracts envisaged.It shall take account of options, renewals and all lots, and, where appropriate, of any bonuses or payments provided for in f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L3611-3

…t.For the application to the metropolis of Lyon of the provisions of the preceding paragraph:1° The reference to the department is replaced by the reference to the metropolis of Lyon;2° The reference…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article D6221-1

…97 and to Articles R. 118 to R. 128 of the Electoral Code and under the following conditions:1° The references to the sous-préfet and the préfet are replaced by the reference to the representative of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Territorial Council

Article D6321-1

…97 and to articles R. 118 to R. 128 of the Electoral Code and under the following conditions:1° The references to the sous-préfet and the préfet are replaced by the reference to the representative of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-17

…ter this duly carried out publicity, the plot is still in a state of abandonment, the mayor has the option of referring the matter to the municipal council, which is called upon to decide whether or n…

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