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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-25-2, in the case of the levies referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, the payer has an unconditional right to reimbursement wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2-1

The internal regulations may contain provisions enshrining the principle of neutrality and restricting the expression of employees' beliefs if these restrictions are justified by the exercise of other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L1340-1

For the purposes of this Title, the definitions of the terms used are those set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on cl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-8

The legal expenses insurance contract stipulates that any sum obtained in reimbursement of the costs and fees incurred in settling the dispute shall be paid first to the insured person for the expense…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 4: Tax in addition to registration duty or land registration tax.

Article L422-10

Article 1584 of the General Tax Code sets out the rules for the additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax levied on municipalities classified as seaside resorts, health resorts, c…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article D341-3

The rules relating to the occupation of the public river domain with a view to the development, organisation and management of anchorage areas and light facilities are set out in this section and in a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book III: MIXED CONTRACTS

Article L1300-1

The decision to enter into a contract intended to satisfy requirements which are only partly covered by this Code or which are covered by several of its parts may not be intended to remove it from the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of energy or fuels intended for the production of energy, when this entity carries out one of the activities…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-5

The public contracts mentioned in Chapters I to IV of Title I of this Book are subject to the rules on electronic invoicing set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I of this Part.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the concession contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3221-7

The concession contracts referred to in Chapters I to IV of Title I of this Book are subject to the rules on electronic invoicing set out in Section 1 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I of this Par…

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