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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts involving major technical contingencies

Article R2372-20

Recourse to the option mentioned in article R. 2372-19 must be indicated in the consultation documents. The proportion of supplies or services that may be acquired during performance without having be…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts involving major technical contingencies

Article R2372-19

In defence or security contracts involving significant technical risks, in particular those involving development work or those relating to maintaining equipment in operational condition, the purchase…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Market surveillance authorities

Article R4314-2

The provisions of this chapter are applicable when the Minister responsible for labour and the Minister responsible for agriculture carry out their market surveillance duties. The Minister responsible…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

…of 21 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decree no. 93-1429 of 31 December 1993 relating to legal deposit.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-37

The services and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 shall, at their request, forward to the competent services of the Member States the information, referred to in the same Article, that is useful…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic examinations.

Article R4626-26

…ery twenty-four months. Medical examinations or, pursuant to the first paragraph of article R. 4623-31, nursing interviews may be carried out more frequently, at the discretion of the occupational phy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…CCAG approved by order (heading 4122), or not to refer to a CCAG approved by order (heading 4121).4131. General parts 41311. Framework agreement executed by purchase order 1. Framework agreement: docu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-9

…ions to third parties under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-53

Under the conditions and at the intervals stipulated in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, open-ended investment companies with predominantly real estate assets and the ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: European multilateral trading facilities

Article L424-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers has the same powers over multilateral trading facilities in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Econo…

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