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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-19

Articles R. 2241-8 to R. 2241-10, R. 2241-12 to R. 2241-15, R. 2241-17 and R. 2241-18, R. 2241-21 to R. 2241-26 and R. 2241-30, R. 2241-34 to R. 2241-36 are applicable to ski lift and conveyor service…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-19

The notice referred to in article R. 2393-18 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission regulation establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1722

If, during the term of the lease, the leased property is destroyed in its entirety by a fortuitous event, the lease is terminated ipso jure; if it is destroyed only in part, the lessee may, depending…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-19

As soon as the contractor fulfils the conditions to benefit from an advance payment, an advance payment is made, at their request, to the subcontractors benefiting from direct payment. For the purpose…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1734

If there are several tenants, all of them are liable for the fire, in proportion to the rental value of the part of the building they occupy; Unless they prove that the fire started in the dwelling of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-19

When credit institutions having their head office abroad open offices for information, liaison or representation, the opening of these offices must be notified in advance to the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-19

Employers liable for the apprenticeship tax pay the balance referred to in II of article L. 6241-2 on the basis of the same base as that of the main part, collected in the year preceding that in which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19

The application for authorisation or renewal of authorisation submitted by an employer with a view to hiring a child to carry out the activity mentioned in 5° of article L. 7124-1 must be accompanied…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special deposits.

Article 177

1. Quantities of products cleared through customs for use in special depots which cannot be presented to the customs department during its inspections and whose delivery to users benefiting from the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-19

For each order to trade, sell or transfer a financial security registered in an account held by the issuer and admitted to trading by a central depository, or for any other change affecting the regist…

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