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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-10

The purchaser may exclude from the contract award procedure persons who, by their application, create a situation of conflict of interest, where this cannot be remedied by other means.Any situation in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-10

…ster for the Economy defines the terms and conditions of this declaration and the consequences that may be drawn from it.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge.

Article R424-10

The Management Board is consulted on the Fund's draft annual accounts. It may be consulted by a joint referral from the ministers responsible for the environment, agriculture, the economy and the budg…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-10

…223-9 may be awarded either in respect of a specific cinematographic work, or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1072-1

…ty or when a case is referred to it for homologation under the procedure provided for by article 1143 or by articles 1565 et seq, the family court judge checks whether educational assistance proceedin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-10

…dified toxins, and in general the various products of non-chemically defined microbial origin which may be used, in any form, for diagnosis, prophylaxis or therapy, as well as allergens.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-10

The territorial collectivity of French Guyana may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, designate public employees of the territorial collectivity to represent it within the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-10

Health professionals, in application of the first paragraph of II of Article L. 5131-5: 1° Must report without delay to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any seri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-10

…from these statements and which can only be obtained through access to the file of the proceedings may be used by a party having had access to this file solely for the exercise of the rights of defen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-10

…ité sociale et par les institutions régies par le livre VII du code rural et de la pêche maritime ; 3° Increases for late payment, prosecution costs and penalties attached to contributions and levies…

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