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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-1

…° Articles R. 2331-1 and R. 2331-2 are replaced by the following provisions:"Art. R. 2331-1 -Buyers may make known their intention to award a contract by publishing a pre-information notice."Art. R. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2643-1

…° Articles R. 2331-1 and R. 2331-2 are replaced by the following provisions:"Art. R. 2331-1 -Buyers may make known their intention to award a contract by publishing a pre-information notice."Art. R. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-4

…° Articles R. 2331-1 and R. 2331-2 are replaced by the following provisions:"Art. R. 2331-1 -Buyers may make known their intention to award a contract by publishing a pre-information notice."Art. R. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-4

…° Articles R. 2331-1 and R. 2331-2 are replaced by the following provisions:"Art. R. 2331-1 -Buyers may make known their intention to award a contract by publishing a pre-information notice."Art. R. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article D4163-32

…es of the operation or company. While respecting manufacturing secrets and operating processes that may come to their knowledge in the course of their duties, these agents will carry out all documenta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…The fund rules specify the composition and procedures for appointing its supervisory board, which may be carried out either by election on the basis of the number of units held by each unitholder, o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 undecies

…o a maximum of four. However, the maximum tax credit available to a member of a joint farming group may not exceed the maximum tax credit available to an individual farmer.III. - The tax credit is ded…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-20

…r could be provided for his benefit. However, the forfeiture provided for in the previous paragraph may not be invoked against a victim of an accident who has suffered both personal injury and damage…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…nt parks; 4° Machinery specially designed or put into service for nuclear use, the failure of which may result in the emission of radioactivity; 5° Weapons, including firearms; 6° The following means…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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