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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-13

The provisions of articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 apply.

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

Article 231-27

…for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

…ion shall include a file containing all the information required to verify compliance with Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code and the provisions of this Title, the model for which shall be laid dow…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330 2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4 Order no. 2017-1252…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 bis

…on of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned in 4 to 6 of article 6, the situation on 31 December of the tax year is taken into account.The family expenses to be taken into account are thos…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-1

…re provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure. Where Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-6

…A. 111-5 apply to group insurance contracts and memberships concluded or taken out no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and memberships tacitly renewed after this date. However, artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L754-19

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Position limits and position reporting

Article D420-5

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/591 of 1 December 2016 clarifies the definition of economically equivalent OTC contracts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article R734-17

Article R. 165-2 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019.

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