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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R251-2

The provisions of articles R. 232-2 to R. 232-7 are applicable to the economic interest group. However, the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3 as well as the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13-1

…n agreement, the sums are allocated to an open-ended investment company governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-24-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code or to an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seasonal breaks.

Article D5424-8

The seasonal work stoppage periods provided for in article L. 5424-7 are determined by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment after consulting a committee…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L253-1

…isions of article L. 613-3, the first sentence of article L. 614-5, and articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-7 and

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals meeting the conditions for acquiring French nationality

Article L426-1

A foreign national who meets the conditions for acquiring French nationality set out in article 21-7 of the French Civil Code will be issued with a ten-year resident card.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-8

…ral Local Authorities Code apply to existing buildings transferred in application of article L. 114-7 of this Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-10

…ed the agreement. The decisions taken by the judge in application of articles L. 1143-6 and L. 1143-7 are not subject to appeal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article L1427-1

Obstructing the duties of the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1, L. 1435-7 and L. 5313-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to certain global contracts

Article L2371-1

The purchaser may decide to use the global contracts mentioned in article L. 2171-1. The provisions of articles L. 2171-2 to L. 2171-7 then apply to these contracts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-10

For dynamic purchasing systems, the ceiling mentioned in article R. 2142-7 is calculated on the basis of the total estimated value of the specific contracts envisaged during the total duration of the…

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