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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-7

…set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, assets other than those defined in articles L. 513-2 to L. 513-6 may be held by sociétés de crédit foncier and financed by preferential resources. This decree sets…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: More favourable balance sheet

Article R2211-3

In order to draw up the balance sheet provided for in article L. 2211-6, the purchaser shall take into account its capacity to carry out the project, the characteristics, cost and complexity of the pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R531-3

The amount of the penalty referred to in Article

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Detention of asylum seekers and transmission of their application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-7

…submits his or her asylum application to the custodial authority, in accordance with Article R. 754-6, the custodial authority shall immediately inform the prefect who ordered the detention so that he…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-7

…he president of the investigating chamber in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 148-6and 148-7.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-19

…e on which this guarantee is called upon, in respect of the remuneration defined in article L. 7123-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-46

…ual report on activities and the sums allocated to cover the expenses mentioned in 5° of article L. 6331-6 is sent to the Government commissioner and the State's general economic and financial control…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…e 74-1.These processing operations may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-3

…ted under the conditions set out in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-8

…fined by decree. Notwithstanding articles…

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