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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-2

…re the purchaser establishes that an application has been submitted in disregard of Article R. 2132-7.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-18

…nsmitted by the Bibliothèque nationale de France to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of 7° of Article L. 122-5, for whom access to these files is a prerequisite for reading the works.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-16

When they are no longer under house arrest pursuant to 7° of article L. 731-3, foreign nationals subject to a French territorial ban may be required to declare the address of the premises where they r…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-9

The liberty and custody judge, to whom a request has been made pursuant to articles L. 733-7 or L. 733-8, shall give a ruling within twenty-four hours.On pain of nullity, his decision shall state the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-4

…hird parties, in the exercise of activities in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, may be excluded from the validation of acquired experience or be subject to special restrictions.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L444-5

…ion of Article L. 444-3, and the Autorité de la concurrence, for the application of Articles L. 444-7 and L. 462-2-1, may collect: 1° Any useful data from the professionals mentioned in Article L. 444…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-6

…at they are legally resident in France and subject to the exceptions provided for in article R. 413-7. Where applicable, the contract is also signed by the foreign national's legal representative.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article A370-2

For the purposes of the last paragraph of Article L. 370-4, the authority referred to in Article L. 310-12 may ask the institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 for documents proving compliance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article L4751-1

…administrative authority under the conditions defined in Articles L. 8115-4, L. 8115-5 and L. 8115-7, on the basis of a report by the labour inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1. The d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Repayable advance.

Article L5141-2

Persons fulfilling one of the conditions mentioned in 3° to 7° of article L. 5141-1 as well as persons aged fifty and over registered on the jobseekers' list may benefit from financial assistance from…

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