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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Reservations

Article L3113-2-1

…ontracts may be reserved for economic operators who operate them as part of the production of goods and services that they provide in prisons and who employ prisoners in a minimum proportion set by re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-22-1

…council, at the request of one-sixth of its members, deliberates on the creation of an information and assessment mission, tasked with gathering information on a matter of municipal interest or asses…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-24-1

…unicipal councillors to whom the mayor delegates part of his duties pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-20 may receive an allowance allocated by the municipal council within the limits set by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-20-1

I. - When the municipal council is renewed, the allowances of its members, with the exception of the mayor's allowance, are set by deliberation. This decision must be taken within three months of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24-1

When fixed-rate fines, reduced fixed-rate fines and increased fixed-rate fines apply to a legal entity, their amount is quintupled.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-2

…a risk that the convicted person may find himself in the presence of the victim or the civil party and if, in view of the nature of the offences or the personality of the person concerned, it appears…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-2

The police and gendarmerie units may, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 56 to 58 and during the hours set out in Article 59, and after obtaining the agreement of the public prosecu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22-1

…of the decision is, in all cases, sent by the sentence enforcement judge to the academic authority and, where applicable, to the head of the school concerned; the sentence enforcement judge also info…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Criminal provisions

Article R331-17-2

Organising a sporting event without the declaration required under article R. 331-6 is punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences. It is an offence punishable by the penalties laid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

…t of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concerned and the trade union organisations representing the employees in the undertaking employing the employ…

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