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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Recourse in the event of non-payment

Article L131-52

The bearer may claim from the person against whom he is making the claim : 1. The amount of the unpaid cheque ; 2. Interest from the date of presentation, payable at the legal rate applicable in Franc…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D323-7

In the month following receipt of the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 takes the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article L2324-1

When the estimated value of the requirement, excluding tax, is equal to or greater than the European thresholds mentioned in a notice annexed to this code, the purchaser shall award the defence or sec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: CONTRACTS AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A FORMALISED PROCEDURE

Article R2124-1

The purchaser shall award the contract in accordance with one of the formalised procedures provided for in this chapter when the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the Euro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 647-1

The First President shall rule within one month of the lodging of the application at the registry, after obtaining the opinion of the Public Prosecutor.He shall issue an order rejecting the applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-3

At least once a year, the European Works Council is consulted at a meeting on a report relating to 5° to 11° of article L. 2343-2. The consultation is carried out in such a way as to enable the employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-8

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the commission mentioned in I and I bis of article L. 4111-2 must give its opinion ; 2° The composition and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2372-4

When the procedure with negotiation is used, the purchaser, after obtaining the opinion of the jury composed in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2371-6, draws up the list of candidates adm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Distillation sites

Article 319

At the request of town councils or agricultural and distillers' unions, at least one public distillation workshop shall be opened per commune or hamlet, on public sites or premises designated by the r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1195

Summons and notifications shall be made by the court registry by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they shall be made by a bailiff's writ, where ap…

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