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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-3

It is prohibited for any person other than those mentioned in articles L. 525-1 and L. 525-2 to issue and manage electronic money within the meaning of article L. 315-1 on a regular professional basis…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-6

Tenders that have not been eliminated pursuant to article L. 3124-2 are ranked in descending order on the basis of the criteria set out in articles R. 3124-4 and R. 3124-5. The highest-ranked tender i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional activity.

Article R5425-8

Income from the professional activities referred to in articles R. 5425-2, R. 5425-6 and R. 5425-7 are taken into account when applying the resource conditions laid down for the benefit of the specifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Declaration of a plot as abandoned

Article L2243-1-1

Within the perimeter of a territorial revitalisation operation, the manifest abandonment of part of a building is established when works have blocked access to this part. The procedure provided for in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article R453-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 433-2 with regard to certification is punishable by the penalties laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1074

1 Civil status certificates, notarial certificates and any other documents relating to the implementation of the law of 12 April 1941 concerning the service of retirement pensions in the navy are exem…

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

Article R932-1

In articles R. 232-6, R. 232-7, R. 234-2, R. 234-3, R. 234-5 and R. 234-6, the words: "to the works council" are replaced by the words: "to the employee delegates".

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

Article R952-1

In articles R. 232-6, R. 232-7, R. 234-2, R. 234-3, R. 234-5 and R. 234-6, the words: "to the works council" are replaced by the words: "to the employee delegates".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-45

The Minister for Health shall maintain and make available to the public a register of laboratories that have made the declaration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 6211-2-1 as it stoo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-11

…rocedure and within the limit of an amount set by order of the minister responsible for the budget; 2° The remuneration of staff paid on an hourly or sessional basis and the related social security ch…

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