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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…formal notice.III. -The amount of the penalty imposed for the breaches mentioned in 9° and 14° to 17° of Article L. 5461-9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…are applicable locally. "5° The second paragraph of article R. 3125-6 is deleted;6° Article R. 3125-7 reads as follows:"Art. R. 3125-7 -The award notice is published in the Journal officiel des Terres…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

…are applicable locally. "5° The second paragraph of article R. 3125-6 is deleted;6° Article R. 3125-7 reads as follows:"Art. R. 3125-7 -The award notice is published in the Official Journal of the Ter…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-3

…ted; 6° In Article R. 521-9, the words: "or where the fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 cannot be used," are deleted; 7° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is delete…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…199-1 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. In 2017, this amount is also reduced by €32 million. This reduction relates to the compensation allowance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…n request, under the terms and in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-7.The court orders the sale of the business if the separate sale of one or more of its elements jeop…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-15

…ion and departments, the Corsican collectivity, the territorial collectivities governed by articles 73 and 74 of the Constitution or the collectivity of New Caledonia; 3° Municipalities; 4° Public est…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-1

…ted basis, including in the absence of a parent undertaking having its registered office in France; 7° The rules applicable to accounting organisation, control and security mechanisms in the IT field…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Members of the social and economic committee staff delegation

Article L2412-3

…the social and economic committee during the periods provided for in articles L. 2411-5 and L. 2411-7. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employee benefits fro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-129

…tinue or terminate his employment contract at the end of his leave or his period of part-time work; 7° The ceilings or levels mentioned in Articles L. 3142-127 and L. 3142-128; 8° The conditions for m…

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