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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other concession contracts with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article D3221-4

The provisions of articles D. 3133-1 and D. 3133-2 are applicable to invoices issued in performance of the concession contracts referred to in the legislative provisions of Chapters I to IV of Title I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L951-4

For the application of articles L. 141-15, L. 143-7, L. 144-1 to L. 144-13 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Territorial jurisdiction

Article R1412-4

Any clause in a contract that derogates directly or indirectly from the provisions of article R. 1412-1, relating to the rules governing the territorial jurisdiction of industrial tribunals, is deemed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-4

For undertakings carrying out the operations referred to in 1° and the last paragraph of Article L. 310-1, the claim guaranteed by the legal lien or mortgage is set at the amount of the premiums to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4

Without prejudice to the provisions ofarticle L. 1242-1, an agreement or an extended branch agreement may stipulate the cases in which the waiting period provided for inarticle L. 1244-3 is not applic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration.

Article L7113-4

The mandatory negotiations referred to in articles L. 2241-1 and L. 2241-8 also cover the salaries paid to professional journalists who contribute, on a permanent or occasional basis, to the productio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-4

Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable by articles R. 452-3 and R. 452-3-1 are also liable to confiscation of the item that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the it…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43

In order to facilitate the detection of criminal offences and customs offences, the gathering of evidence of these offences and the search for their perpetrators or to provide evidence of the violatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article R1615-4

I. - Expenditure eligible for the value added tax compensation fund by local authorities and public establishments other than conurbation communities and communities of communes, as defined in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

The departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation draws up and updates a report on inter-municipal cooperation in the department. It may formulate any proposal aimed at strengthening inter-m…

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