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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH OVER-INDebtedness

Article R731-3

The amount of the household's current expenses is assessed by the commission, either for their actual amount on the basis of items declared by the debtor, or according to the scale set by its rules of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-3

…or employers and their unions, and associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of Article D. 2135-9 are less than or equal to 230,000 euros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-36

The expert opinion provided for in article 723-31 may not be ordered if the convicted person's individual file contains an expert report dating back less than two years, ordered where applicable when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-35

…ges that would justify refusal of authorisation in application of the provisions of article R. 6122-34 or that would be incompatible with compliance with the conditions and commitments to which the tr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: On-call duty

Article R131-3

No astreinte may be enforced before it has been liquidated. The decision ordering an astreinte that has not yet been liquidated allows a precautionary measure to be taken in respect of a sum provision…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

Where the contract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general intere…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-36

The offer is always accepted subject to the resolutory condition that the contract for which the loan is requested is not concluded within four months of its acceptance.The parties may agree to a long…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-69

The amount of the advance may not exceed 90% of the sum to which the production company will be entitled when the work is included on the list of reference works. This sum is evaluated taking into acc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: DEFINITION OF NEED

Article R3111-3

The concession granting authority may not reject a tender on the grounds that it does not comply with the technical and functional specifications if the tenderer proves in its tender, by any appropria…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: MEASURES FOR MONITORING FOREIGN PERSONS

Article R814-3

The records drawn up pursuant to article R. 814-1 must be kept for a period of six months and handed over, at their request, to the police and gendarmerie units.This transmission may be carried out in…

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