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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation and mediation

Article L3137-1

…affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000031366350&idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000031367861&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid' title='Code des relations entre le public et l'adminis... - Chapter I: Conciliati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Design-build contract

Article R2171-1

The technical reasons justifying recourse to a design-build contract are linked to the purpose or technical implementation of the work.This concerns works whose use determines their design, execution…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-1

The patent application shall be made in the form and under the conditions laid down in this Chapter and specified by regulation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Designations of origin

Article L721-1

…eproduced below: "Article L. 115-1 : An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or locality used to designate a product originating therein, the quality or characteristics of which are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L313-1

…rty or the subscription or purchase of units or shares in companies giving entitlement to their allocation as owner-occupied property, including where these transactions are also intended to enable re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-1

In all cases, for the purposes of determining the overall effective rate of the loan, as well as the effective rate taken as a reference, any direct or indirect charges, taxes, commissions or remunera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L315-1

…contract by which a credit or financial institution grants a natural person a loan in the form of a capital sum or periodic payments, secured by a mortgage on a property owned by the borrower for use…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Issue of decisions

Article L613-1

Reasons must be given for the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory.In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 611-1, the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-1

…obligation to leave French territory has a period of voluntary departure of thirty days from notification of this decision.The administrative authority may exceptionally grant a period of voluntary d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Orders of heirs.

Article 738-1

Where only the father or mother survives and the deceased has neither posterity nor brothers or sisters nor descendants of the latter, but leaves one or more ascendants of a branch other than that of…

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