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

Article D2521-5

The provisions of articles D. 2192-1 and D. 2192-2 are applicable to invoices issued in performance of public contracts referred to in the legislative provisions of Chapters I to IV of Title I.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article L624-5

The spouse of a debtor subject to safeguard proceedings shall establish the composition of his or her personal property in accordance with the rules governing matrimonial property regimes and under th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-5

Posting takes place in the places and for the duration indicated by the decision; it may not exceed two months.If the posters affixed are removed, concealed or defaced, they are posted again.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Title of works

Article 522 bis

Only gold articles with a fineness of 375 thousandths or more may be labelled "gold" when marketed at the retail stage to private individuals.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Circulation, possession and trade in tobacco products

Article 575 L

Tobacco sales clerks found to have adulterated manufactured tobaccos by adding or mixing heterogeneous materials shall be dismissed, without prejudice to the penalties laid down in this Code for breac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-5

In the event of default by the debtor, the assignee may set off the amount of the sum assigned, plus any fruits and interest, against the secured claim. Where appropriate, the assignee returns the exc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R1423-53

Bailiffs are paid fees equal to half of those provided for in their tariffs for similar acts in civil and commercial matters.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-5

In all cases of urgency, the summary proceedings panel may, within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunals, order any measures that are not seriously disputed or that are justified by the existen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-50

Where the activities referred to in article R. 1243-49 are carried out in separate locations, the organisation may submit several declarations, determining the scope covered by each of them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-55

The decision of the Court of Appeal or of its First President shall be notified, at the registry's request, by any means giving a date certain to the parties, the Government Commissioner and the Publi…

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