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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-6

…s provider other than a portfolio management company to act as a market maker within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 531-2 on the organised trading system on an independent basis.For the purposes of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-2

…sentative of the State in the department are exercised by the senior administrator of the territory;2° The word "département" is replaced by : "territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-22

Procedural documents sent to the attending physician in application of the provisions of article L. 3711-2 are given to him by the coordinating physician. When he ceases to follow the person, the atte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-20

…n the consortium undertakes to perform the service(s) likely to be awarded to it under the contract;2° Joint and several when each of the economic operators in the consortium is financially committed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article D924-2

Articles D. 442-2 and D. 442-3 read as follows:"For the application of III of Article L. 442-4, the seat and jurisdiction of the competent courts in the Department of Mayotte shall be determined in ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article D3253-2

…monthly ceiling used to calculate social security contributions, for one and a half months' salary; 2° Twice this ceiling, for one month's salary.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

…n this entity carries out one of the activities in the energy sector mentioned in a and b of 1° and 2° of article L. 1212-3.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of decisions

Article R531-22

Where the decision has been taken pursuant to Articles L. 511-6 or L. 512-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the competent Prefect and the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…rofessional organisation is as follows: 1° His or her surname at birth and in use, forenames, sex ; 2° Date, municipality and country of birth; 3° His nationality; 4° Current or former employee repres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-22

…l within the remit of the Agency pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article L. 1313-1 of this Code; 2° In the field of veterinary pharmacy, decisions which fall within the remit of the Agency, pursuan…

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