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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

…excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-2,434-9,434-9-1,435-3,435-4,435-9,435…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pensions

Article R143-2

I. - For the application of article L. 143-2, and without prejudice to article L. 132-21-1, the transfer value of a member of an original contract not covered by article L. 441-1 to the host contract…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…printing 6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Chemicals and chemical products 21 Pharmaceuticals 7 22-23 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZG

…o must be subject, as online horse betting operators, to the authorisation mentioned in the article 21 of the aforementioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010. 15% of the proceeds of this levy, up to a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777-3

…provisions will be punishable by the penalties incurred for the offence provided for in article 226-21 du code pénal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-4

…ted, authorisation to provide care reimbursable by social security in application of article L. 162-21 of the Social Security Code. In the declaration of commencement of activity, the holder of the au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of criminal record cards

Article R69

…the court that handed down the decision; 8° For decisions taken in application of the articles 132-21 of the Criminal Code, 702-1,775-1and 777-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the clerk of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-27

…ctive control over the others; h) Other financial institutions within the meaning of article L. 511-21, section 4; i) Third parties acting on behalf of the persons listed above; 2° Guarantees covering…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-1

…he form of audited annual financial reports;4° On-market issuers within the meaning of Article 3(1)(21) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, persons discharging managerial responsibilities…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…92 of 28 August 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of its In° 2015-1092 of 28 August…

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