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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2121-7R. 2121-8Resulting from decree no. 2021-1111 of 23 August 2021R. 2121-9R. 2122-1Resulting from decree no. 2021-1634 of 13 December 2021R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-2

Excluded from the scope of this chapter are:

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…the Syndicat des moniteurs de ski français ; 8° The president of the Syndicat national des guides ; 9° Le président du Syndicat national des accompagnateurs en montagne ; 10° The president of the Synd…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-1

…1-12, the second paragraph of Article L. 221-16 and Articles L. 222-4, L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-9, L. 222-12, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 232-21 and L. 233-16 to L. 233-28 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-179

…aken into account for the application of the provisions of Articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1 of the French Commercial Code;4° The board of directors or the management board appoints the se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…ecurities guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mechanism, in particular to its financin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-2

…provident institutions and social protection insurance group companies governed by title 3 of book 9 of the social security code or byarticle L. 727-2 of the rural code constitute a group whose coher…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Managing Director

Article R411-17

…8° Authorising the Agency's revenue and expenditure and appointing secondary authorising officers; 9° Examining applications, allocating aid for social tourism and leisure facilities and the actions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…186 and articles L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57, to grant options to all its employees and to at least 90% of all the employees of its subsidiaries within the meaning of Article L. 233-1 and falling unde…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-2

…e public, in particular as to the nature, quality or geographical origin of the product or service; 9° A trade mark excluded from registration by virtue of national legislation, European Union law or…

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