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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-1

…uding where it is acting as a contracting entity, with a legal person governed by public or private law are subject to the rules laid down in Title II where the following conditions are met: 1° The co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-1

…uding where it is acting as a contracting entity, with a legal person governed by public or private law are subject to the rules set out in Title II where the following conditions are met: 1° The cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

…sit on a voluntary basis on the administrative or management body of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

…se; 2° When the lessor applies for judicial termination or has the lease terminated by operation of law for reasons prior to the judicial liquidation judgment or, where the latter was pronounced after…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

…provisions of Book II of Part Six of the Labour Code, under the conditions set out in article 6 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-2

…e of the European Union without the travel document and, where applicable, the visa required by the law or international agreement applicable to him or her by virtue of his or her nationality. "The sa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

…lidity ends at the same time as the validity of the authorisation provided for in article 15 of the law of 23 May 2006.It specifies the maximum number of foreign nationals holding a provisional reside…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-72

…nformation requested and preventing any access to information protected by a secret provided for by law, in particular by medical secrecy, except in cases where the law provides that such secrecy is n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-6

…comptables (French Accounting Standards Authority) pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1 of Law No. 98-261 of 6 April 1998 reforming accounting regulations and adapting the land registration s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-24

…the lists drawn up by the Cour de Cassation and the Courts of Appeal in application of article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts: a) Two practising in a liberal capacity, p…

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