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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

Work authorisation is granted when the application meets the following conditions: 1° With regard to the proposed job: a) Either this job comes under the list of short-staffed occupations provided for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Project owners

Article L2411-1

Project owners are principally responsible for the project. They may not delegate this function of general interest, defined in Title II, subject to the provisions of this book relating to the mandate…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

The agency's resources comprise:1° Subsidies, advances and other contributions from the State and its public establishments, the European Union, local authorities, their groupings and their public est…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-15 b (art. A322-74)

Minimum qualifications of the person supervising the groupFUNCTIONSCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby FFESSM, FSGT, UCPA,ANMP and SNMPCERTIFICATIONS ISSUEDby CMASSTATE DIPLOMASExploratory air divesPerson supervi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-12

The financial holding companies referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of Article L. 517-1, the parent undertakings of finance companies referred to in the sixth and seventh paragraphs of Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-1

The additional information mentioned in article L. 313-4 are as follows: 1° The borrowing rate and whether it is fixed, variable or revisable, or a combination of the two, as well as information about…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-11

The Director General of the Institute is appointed by decree. He is responsible for the direction and management of the establishment. The director general: 1° Prepares and executes the decisions of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Documents relating to the purpose and conditions of the stay

Article R313-1

According to their declarations on the reasons for their trip, foreign nationals whose stay is not of a family or private nature shall present as appropriate:1° For a tourist stay, any document likely…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-1

Without prejudice to articles L. 1111-8, L. 1111-9 et L. 1111-9-1, and in compliance with France's international commitments, the European Collectivity of Alsace is responsible for organising within i…

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