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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2191-44

…of guarantee, where a period is granted to the contractor under the conditions laid down in article R. 2191-30 to repay to the purchaser 80% of the amount of any credit balance appearing in the purcha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2191-43

The contract may provide for guarantees other than those provided for in sub-section 1 for the performance of a particular commitment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-40

…e rapporteur to continue his work in accordance with the procedure defined in II and III of Article R. 621-39.III. - The panel's decisions are taken in the sole presence of its members and an AMF offi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-42

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall, where appropriate, inform the European Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union of the decisions it takes pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41

When one of the legal entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 is temporarily or permanently banned from trading or temporarily suspended from trading, the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article R270-4

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles R. 811-1 to R. 811-5, R. 812-1, R. 814-1 to R. 814-4 and R. 822-2 to R. 822-5 shall also apply to foreign nationals whose situat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-43

The provisions of article R. 5124-42 do not prevent companies or organisations authorised under 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6° (with the exception of intermediate products), 12° and 14° of article R. 5124-2 s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-41

…ely by the partners and addressed to the High Council under the conditions provided for in articles R. 822-8 to R. 822-11. The following must be attached: 1° A copy of the articles of association; 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-40

The company is incorporated subject to the condition precedent that it is entered on the list drawn up by the High Council.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-4

A foreign national who is not in one of the situations referred to in articles R. 426-4, R. 426-6 and R. 431-5 must submit their application for a residence permit within two months of entering France…

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