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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-12

…low the smooth and orderly functioning of the financial markets.This assessment by the Autorité des marchés financiers is without prejudice to the powers of the Banque de France under II of Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

…agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. At the initiat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

…h and safety inspector will work in the agency under the conditions set out in decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Labour Ins…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

A purchaser who uses a central purchasing body for a centralised purchasing activity may also entrust it with auxiliary purchasing activities, without applying the award procedures provided for in thi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering due to the nature of the purchaser

Article R2122-11

A contracting entity may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering:1° For the purposes of research, experimentation, study or development, without the objective of profitabil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-1

…which shall be determined by decree, after obtaining the opinion of the College of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-1

Concerted actions, agreements, express or tacit understandings or coalitions are prohibited, even through the direct or indirect intermediary of a group company established outside France, when their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-10

…ting to the registration and disclosure of trades.These rules shall be approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall verify that they comply with the applicable legal and regulatory pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements for agencies

Article L1432-8

The State may award contracts or framework agreements on behalf of the regional health agencies. Contracts subsequent to framework agreements are awarded by the State or the regional health agencies.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-6

Where part of the contract is subcontracted, the initial amount of the contract is reduced by the amount of the services entrusted to the subcontractor and giving rise to direct payment.

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