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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-19

The term of the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 may not exceed five years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations to be provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article D312-7

The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 312-17 is set at 3,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees No. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Passports and travel documents

Article 953

…the applicant provides two passport photographs, as provided for in Article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 relating to passports, the cost of the document is €86.As an exception to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…le L. 212-32 of this code;3° Average sales are determined :a) For cinemas opened before 1 January 2017, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019;b) For cinemas ope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…me table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 2005-842 of 26 Jul…

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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 L2521-2

…public contracts referred to in this Book are subject to Titles I and III of Act no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 relating to subcontracting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-3

The number of member companies is assessed at 31 December of the year preceding the year of the declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 2152-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees

Article L2573-36

…5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of the four…

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

Article L3443-2

…tment of Guadeloupe, calculated under the conditions defined in Article L. 3334-16, is reduced from 2008 by an amount of €2,350,099 breaking down as follows: 1° A first abatement amounting to €350,896…

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