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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…t manufacturer or importer to submit a market survey in breach of the provisions of article L. 3512-18; 3° Importing, with a view to selling, distributing or offering free of charge, tobacco products…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-19

…ion-making processes, as well as in the allocation of its capital in accordance with Article R. 352-18. The internal model shall cover all material risks to which the insurance or reinsurance undertak…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

…hés publics. "11° Article R. 2383-2 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2383-2 -The provisions of article R. 2183-3 apply. " ;11° bis The first sentence of the second paragraph of Article R. 2392-3 is only appl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-4

…hés publics. "10° Article R. 2383-2 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2383-2 -The provisions of article R. 2183-3 apply. " ;11° Article R. 2384-4 reads as follows:"Art. R. 2384-4 -The provisions of article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…tenance of property transferred to the metropolis by application of the provisions of l'article L. 318-2 of the town planning code;16° Expenditure on the construction and major repairs of colleges;17°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…in Article L. 5424-21, the assistance provided for in II of Article 136 of the Finance Act No. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 for 1997, the sums remaining due in respect of the payment of the retirement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

…6325-5 in the event of breach of contract as defined in articles L. 1233-3, L. 1243-4 and L. 6222-18, in the cases provided for in article L. 6222-12-1 and in the event of the company being placed i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…metropolitan property and revenue; 17° Expenses incurred by the application of article L. 2122-34 ; 18° (Repealed); 19° Expenses arising from the application of l'article L. 622-9 of the Heritage Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking service providers

Article R774-1

…511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-1

…511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021…

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