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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-11

The specialised committees: 1° Prepare the opinions of the general committee; 2° Are consulted on international and European instruments, draft decrees other than those issued on the report of the Min…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L3133-6

…llowing use the public invoicing portal: 1° The State, local authorities and public establishments; 2° Holders of concession contracts concluded with a conceding authority mentioned in 1°.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work or services that have become necessary

Article R3135-4

For the purpose of calculating the amount of the amendment referred to in article R. 3135-2, the updated amount of the initial concession contract is the reference amount if the concession contract in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R519-2

…e credit transactions referred to in Articles L. 313-1, L. 314-10 or L. 315-1 of the Consumer Code; 2° Persons whose role is limited, for remuneration or free of charge, to providing advice to a credi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative bodies

Article D614-2

…nteen other members:1° A Member of Parliament, appointed by the President of the National Assembly ;2° A Senator, appointed by the President of the Senate;3° A serving member of the Conseil d'Etat, ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions

Article 1080

Where property or rights are awarded as compensatory allowance pursuant to 2° of article 274 of the Civil Code, the agreement approved or the decision granting the divorce specifies their value. Where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-16

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicabl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-1

The guarantee provided for in a of 1° of article L. 432-2 may be granted to the beneficiaries mentioned in article L. 432-1 carrying out a transaction of strategic interest for the French economy abro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-1

…fall within the scope of the provisions relating to vocational training are : 1° Training courses ; 2° Skills assessments ; 3° Actions to validate acquired experience, under the conditions set out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-1

Chapter I of Title VII of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles L. 1271-7 and L. 1271-8, and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.A…

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