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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article R2223-4

…cal public body concerned may request the opinion of the expert body referred to in article R. 2212-7 on the draft partnership contract. When the matter is referred to it, the expert body issues an op…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Indirect taxes

Article 1698 D

…tributions or levies mentioned in articles 568,1559 and 1613 bis of this code and in article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code, the total due amount of which exceeds €50,000, must be made by transf…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article L822-3

…ode may not exceed the amount of the criminal penalties provided for in articles L. 8256-2, L. 8256-7 and L. 8256-8 of the same code or, if the employer falls within the scope of these articles, the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Circulation of the Pacific franc

Article L721-6

…CFP francs and are made according to the following rounding rules:1° Amounts ending in 1, 2, 6 and 7 are rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5;2° Amounts ending in 3, 4, 8 and 9 are rounded up to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Allocation of hearing duties among the citizen assessors

Article R2-11

In accordance with the provisions of Article 10-7, the first president of the court of appeal and the president of the judicial tribunal decide by order on the distribution of the service of hearings…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R286

…n "made in accordance with locally applicable regulations". For the application of articles R. 53-8-7, R. 53-8-13, R. 53-8-14 and R. 53-8-15, references to the Code de l'action sociale et des familles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article R653-2

For the application of Article L. 653-7, the matter shall be referred to the court, as the case may be, by summons or in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Failure to adopt or transmit the budget (R)

Article R1612-16

…ach to this referral all the information and documents referred to in articles D. 1612-1 to D. 1612-7, essential for drawing up the budget, as well as the documents establishing that this information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-2

…ribing the organisation of the housing solidarity fund, the local funds created pursuant to article 7 of Act no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 as amended and the associations authorised to grant aid from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-8

When the employees of a workshop, department or team, within the meaning of article D. 3171-7, do not work according to the same posted collective working timetable, the working time of each employee…

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