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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 326

1. Seized means of transport shall be released on a solvent bond or on deposit of the value. However, such release shall be offered, without security or deposit, to the owner in good faith who is not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital variable d'actionnariat salarié (open-ended investment companies with employee share ownership)

Article L214-166

The purpose of a SICAV may be to manage a portfolio of financial securities issued by the company or by any company affiliated to it under the conditions set out in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative police (R).

Article R2512-5

…ng administrative police powers: 1° The issue of the hairdresser's professional qualification card; 2° Authorisation to hold trade fairs; 3° Approval for the operation or transfer of a general shop ;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-18

…the automated processing is 1° The management, control and monitoring of employability assistance ; 2° Calculating and paying the aid paid to the employer; 3° Identifying cases in which the full cost…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…stment firm has obtained authorisation by making false statements or by any other irregular means ; 2° If it is class 1a, the investment firm no longer meets the prudential requirements set out in Par…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-8

…the contract notice, provided that this information was available when it was sent for publication; 2° To twenty-five days if tenders are transmitted electronically; 3° To ten days if a duly justified…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

…mployment, work and vocational training and the departmental director of health and social affairs; 2° Elected representatives of local authorities and their groupings, including a member of the depar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-13

…onals or by manufacturers, importers, downstream users and distributors of substances or mixtures ; 2° The procedures for forwarding these declarations to the organisations responsible for toxicovigil…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

…1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds; 2° For the contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of article R. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

Financial holding companies and parent undertakings of finance companies are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, Article L. 511-21 and Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-…

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