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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article D5212-10

…ulti-purpose intercommunal syndicates that do not meet the conditions defined in article D. 5212-9, may benefit from increased subsidies for their equipment operations insofar as these syndicates are…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…r examining the application, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may define the special examination procedures it deems necessary for the exercise of an applicant's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-100

…guise or in the place of the company's legal representatives is subject to the same obligations and may be liable to the same penalties as these representatives themselves.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering due to the nature of the purchaser

Article R2122-10

A contracting authority may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering for the purchase of products manufactured solely for the purposes of research, experimentation, study or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-10

…ains, for the same loss, one of the benefits or compensation referred to in Article 706-9, the fund may ask the commission that granted it to order the total or partial repayment of the compensation o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-10

In the companies referred to in Article L. 2242-1, negotiations may be initiated by the employer or at the request of a representative employee trade union organisation, specifying the timetable, freq…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 511-10

…ing a decision to award a grant, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may call on individuals recognised for their expertise in the conservation, restoration and promotio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-10

…g them a profit of any kind on the sale of pharmaceutical, medicinal or cosmetic products that they may prescribe is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-10

The lease price for premises built for a single use may, by way of derogation from articles L. 145-33 and R. 145-3 et seq., be determined in accordance with the practices observed in the branch of act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy.

Article L8113-10

…nspectors take an oath not to reveal any manufacturing secrets or operating processes of which they may become aware in the course of their duties. Breach of this oath is punishable in accordance with…

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