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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-10

…derer shall indicate in its tender the percentage of the contract value and the services it intends to subcontract in order to comply with the requirements set by the purchaser in the contract notice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-10

…hters and volunteers on firefighter civic service are hired and managed by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.As an exception to the first paragraph, volunteer firefighter officer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-1

…R. 431-5 continues beyond the validity date of the residence document held, the Prefect is required to provide the applicant, via the teleservice mentioned in the first paragraph, with a certificate e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVI: Procedure applicable in the event of pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships and damage to maritime cultural property

Article D47-13-1

…re, the judicial courts and the court of first instance designated in the table below are competent to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the offences mentioned in this article.TRIBUNAUXjud…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-1

…r indirect charges, taxes, commissions or remuneration of any kind, borne by the borrower and known to the lender on the date of issue of the offer of credit or the amendment to the credit agreement,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-14

The effective annual rate of insurance is not mentioned for hire-purchase and hire-purchase transactions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-10

Where the granting of a loan is subject to a prior savings phase, the overall effective rate is calculated without taking account of this savings phase.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-1

…on the assumption that the credit agreement will remain valid for the agreed term and that the creditor and borrower will fulfil their obligations in accordance with the conditions and within the peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-11

The annual effective rate of insurance referred to in article L. 312-7 is equal to the difference between: 1° The annual percentage rate of charge defined in article L. 314-1, calculated in accordance…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-13

The annual effective rate of insurance is accompanied by a statement of the cover for which it includes the cost.

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