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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to Book IV

Article L2624-1

…same code" are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; b) 3° is deleted; c) In 4°, the words: "listed in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212

…ithin the limit of those calculated on the basis of the rate provided for in the first paragraph of 3° of 1 of the same Article 39 or, if they are higher, on the basis of the rate that this borrowing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-2

…L. 341-1 who offers products prohibited from direct marketing as referred to in article L. 341-10; 3° Repealed. 4° It is an offence for any person engaged in the activity of banking or financial canv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

The following may be members of a local savings company: public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status and, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, natural p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-1

…dy or to the collection of its products.Only the costs incurred may be reimbursed, where applicable.3° Article L. 1211-7 does not apply;4° Article L. 1211-9 is replaced by the following provisions:"Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-5

…industrial enterprise or a commercial company. These disqualifications may be imposed cumulatively; 3° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 4° A ban, for a period of up to five…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-25

…he court to the replacement of the manager in accordance with Article L. 631-19-1 of the same Code; 3° Or whose business has been the subject of a declaration of total and definitive cessation of acti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

…es on : 1° The public health programme provided for in article L. 6431-4 ; 2° The medical project ; 3° The master plan as well as construction, major repair and demolition projects; 4° The budget and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R450-1

…der; 2° The assumed identity under which the check was carried out; >The date and time of the check 3° The date and time of the check; > 4° The methods of connecting to the site and collecting informa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-4

When the jurisdiction of the official receiver is challenged or when the official receiver raises his lack of jurisdiction of his own motion, or in the presence of a serious challenge, the court clerk…

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