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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-2

The amounts of the repayments mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 6131-4 of this code are determined each year, until a date set by order of the ministers responsible for national edu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-4

…e construction, equipment and victualling of the ship, one year after such supplies have been made; 3° For work done, one year after acceptance of the work.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-28

…the event of compulsory liquidation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 642-19 et seq; 3° Sales on realisation of a pledge under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Art…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-4

…rom the Cour des Comptes, deputy chairman, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes; 3° A member of the Court of Cassation, appointed by the first president of the Court of Cassation. A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-6

When refugee status is terminated by a final decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or by a court decision, or when the foreign national renounces this stat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

…those who have rendered or may render by their abilities and talents significant services to France;3° For foreign nationals who present an exceptional path to integration, assessed with regard to act…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 469-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 464, the court may, after finding the accused guilty, either exempt him or her from sentencing or defer sentencing under the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1251-10

…ceptionally authorise a derogation from this prohibition, under conditions determined by regulation;3° To replace an occupational physician.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-9

In order to prove that he is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-3, the candidate shall produce his unique identification number enabling the purchaser to access the rele…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-4

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these service…

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