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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Confiscation of items seized from unknown persons and minutes.

Article 375

1. The customs administration may apply to the judicial court for the confiscation in kind of items seized from unknown persons or individuals who have not been prosecuted due to the insignificance of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

Notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, the consumer may not be deprived of the protection afforded to him by the provisions adopted by a Member State of the European Union pursuant to Direct…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-3

…bution provided for inArticle L. 421-6-1 of the French Insurance Code, the cost of reimbursing statutory annuity increases and the related management and administration expenses. The income from the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-3

…olding of units, shares or debt securities issued by a specialised financing vehicle is not subject to any subordination provided that the payment of interest and the repayment of principal to holders…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-15-1, or if the informa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-35

…all for competition is made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, access to the consultation documents shall be provided as soon as possible and no later than the date on wh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-36

…on a buyer profile because the contracting entity imposes requirements on the selected participants to protect the confidentiality of certain information, the contracting entity shall indicate in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article R4424-32-3

…or one of its public establishments, the agreement provided for in article R. 3232-1-1 is entered into between the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation and the Cors…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…ine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products; 2° The provisions of Articles 1r to 5c and paragraph 3 of Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1825/2000 of 25 August 2000, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6123-3-3

In addition to the Regional Prefect and the President of the Regional Council, the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance is made up of members appointed by order of the R…

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