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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3351-1

…c actionL. 3136-6 to L. 3136-10 L. 3137-1 L. 3137-3 and L. 3137-4 In Book IIL. 3200-1 In Title IL. 3211-1 to L. 3212-3L. 3212-4Resulting from law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3371-1

…c actionL. 3136-6 to L. 3136-10 L. 3137-1 L. 3137-3 and L. 3137-4 In Book IIL. 3200-1 In Title IL. 3211-1 to L. 3212-3L. 3212-4Resulting from Act no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…c actionL. 3136-6 to L. 3136-10 L. 3137-1 L. 3137-3 and L. 3137-4 In Book IIL. 3200-1 In Title IL. 3211-1 to L. 3212-3L. 3212-4Resulting from Act no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on the acceleration a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-20

In the absence of a collective agreement, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is considered to be night work and, for the activities mentioned in Article L. 3122-3, any work performed between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions

Article L5842-17

I. - The articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-20, first paragraph, and L. 5212-21 to L. 5212-23 and L. 5212-25 are applicable to French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

The civil liability insurance policy taken out by an intermediary in equity crowdfunding pursuant to Article L. 548-5 shall include cover of not less than 250,000 euros per claim and 500,000 euros per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-16

The legal representative of a credit institution, finance company, electronic money institution, payment institution or investment firm that intends to file an application to initiate conciliation pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 relating to commercial guarantees is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros fo…

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