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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…ble below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDL. 3000-1 to L. 3000-4 In Book IL. 3100-1 In Title IL. 3111-1 to L. 3113-2L. 3113-2-1 and L. 3113-3Resulting from Order no. 2022-1336 of 19 October 2022L. 3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-22

…gements of the provisions of Book IV and the infringements and breaches referred to in Articles L. 511-12 et L. 511-13, à l'article L. 521-1, Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II and Section 1 of Chapte…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-23 (art. A231-3)

…ge at the doctor's? (This health check-up is scheduled at ages 2, 3, 4, 5, between 8 and 9, between 11 and 13 and between 15 and 16). □ □ If you answered YES to one or more questions, you need to see…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…425-1 to L. 425-8, L. 533-2, L. 533-9, L. 533-10, L. 533-10-1, L. 533-10-3 to L. 533-10-8, L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18 to L. 533-20, L. 533-24, L. 533-24-1 and L. 533-25 to L. 533-31-5 of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

…riting risk" and "health underwriting risk" modules, under the conditions set out in Article R. 352-11, or, in the cases mentioned in Article L. 352-3, impose an additional capital requirement on top…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796

…ceived in the same circumstances, awarded the "Died for France" mention provided for in article L. 511-1 of the Military Invalidity and Victims of War Pensions Code or the "Died for the Nation's servi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater-0 B bis

…rimes and offences relating to legislation on weapons provided for by articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-11 of the Defence Code and relating to weapons in the first to fifth categories within the meaning o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-13

…a) The levy under the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region may not exceed 11% of the municipality's actual operating expenditure plus product mitigation and minus contributio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-3

…cuments proving the competence of practitioners, as provided for in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11. Before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Health and Autonomy Conf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-2

…ontrolled detonation, deflagration, combustion or decomposition of explosive substances or objects; 11° "Pyrotechnic effect": any physical phenomenon involving excess pressure or the projection of fra…

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