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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Other concession contracts

Article L3212-4

…obability that the matter to which the consultation relates will be the subject of such proceedings;8° Services which :a) either relate to broadcasting times or the supply of programmes when they are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-2

…ores referred to in article L. 752-1 of the French Commercial Code and articles L. 212-7 and L. 212-8 of the French Cinema and Moving Image Code, and their premises are located on the premises of thes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-12

I. - Without prejudice to Article L. 612-8-1, the full Supervisory Board shall determine the organisational and operational principles, the budget and the internal rules of procedure of the AMF. It sh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater-0 B ter

…ies that undermine public order and public security and under the conditions set out in articles L. 82 C, L. 101 or L. 135 L of the Book of Tax Procedures, that a taxpayer has items mentioned below, i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Privilege of the Treasury and its publicity

Article 1929 quater

…provided for in 1 to 5 and for which registration has not been duly requested against the taxpayer.8. (Repealed)8 bis. The competent accounting officer shall request, within a period of one month, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

…n of responsibility and use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a parallel import authorisation pursu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-7

…k III of the Code on relations between the public and the administration and Order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 on electronic exchanges between users and the administrative authorities and between…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…he same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…he same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…he same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Order no. 2…

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