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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Privilege under Article L. 3253-22 of the Labour Code

Article R2191-63

The only suppliers likely to benefit from the privilege resulting from article L. 3253-22 of the Labour Code are those who have been approved by the purchaser. This privilege only applies to supplies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ca: Correction applied to allowances when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1388-0

…sexies and 1388 octies is equal to the ratio between: 1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calculated respectively for the commune and the department, of the tax allowance rate by the tax rat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs; > The provisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-77

Subject to the suspension of the time limit resulting from the notification given to the competent authority of the issuing State pursuant to Article 696-72, the liberty and custody judge shall decide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-82

…ion on the recognition of the judicial supervision order and the monitoring of the measures ordered cannot be taken by the liberty and custody judge within twenty working days of receipt of the decisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-72

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 696-73 or 2° of Article 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-74

…w-up of the decision to place the person under judicial supervision may be refused in the following cases: 1° Where the surrender of the person concerned could not be ordered in the event of a Europea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-78

…elay to the person placed under judicial supervision. The latter is informed by a note in the notification that, if he or she does not accept this decision, he or she has a period of five days in whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-83

The public prosecutor shall without delay inform the competent authority of the issuing State of final decisions taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 696-70. Where the decision consists of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-84

…rty and custody judge shall take the necessary measures to monitor the measures ordered, where applicable as adapted. Where the recognition of the decision includes an adaptation of the measures or wh…

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