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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Defence or security contracts

Article L1113-1

…quire or contain media or information protected or classified in the interests of national security;3° Work, supplies and services directly related to the equipment mentioned in 1° or 2°, including th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 295

…s of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion;2° Sales and imports of rice into the department of Réunion;3° (Repealed)4° (Repealed)5° In the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion:a. Imports of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

One or more judicial courts designated by decree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecutio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-12

…ative of the teaching staff of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme appointed by its director; 3° The president of the most representative professional organisation of mountain guides; 4° A repre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

In the last three days of the first month following the decision to admit the patient to the psychiatric care referred to in I of article L. 3213-1 or, where applicable, following the provisional meas…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-4

I.-The balance sheet of Caisse centrale de réassurance includes three reserve accounts corresponding to each category of business covered by the State guarantee, entitled respectively: a) Special rese…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1751

1. (Repealed). 2. In all cases where a breach of the invoicing rules as provided for in articles L. 441-9 and L. 443-3 of the French Commercial Code (1), the offender's business may be sequestered unt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-1

…includes the following information: 1° Information relating to the employee provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 1221-1, relating to the declaration prior to recruitment; 2° Information relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-145

…des of exposure, the characteristics of the sources or the administrative regime applicable to them;3° The minimum technical rules for design, operation and maintenance to be met, without prejudice to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…angerous to hold products intended for human or animal consumption, in breach of article R. 1342-2; 3° Failing to mention the hazard classes and categories on an advertisement for a substance classifi…

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