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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of cancellation or termination of the partnership contract

Article L2235-1

…contract by the court, following an action by a third party, the holder of the partnership contract may claim compensation for the expenses it has incurred in accordance with the contract, provided th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2121-1

The purchaser shall calculate the estimated value of the requirement on the basis of the total amount, excluding taxes, of the contract or contracts envisaged.It shall take account of options, renewal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-1

…pursuant to current legislation and taking into account current practices in the insurance market, may be covered by companies, groups or organisations of any kind authorised to carry on insurance bu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-29

…ation of each application in compliance with the procedural guarantees provided for in Articles L. 531-2 to L. 531-23.In the cases provided for in 3° of Article L. 531-24 and 6° of Article L. 531-27,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L936-8

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 622-26, L. 625-4, L. 626-5, L. 626-20, L. 631-18, L. 641-14 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code are the New…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 25: Detergents

Article R412-41

…le 11 and Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 as amended relating to detergents.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-6

…sure their employees, including those seconded abroad or expatriates referred to in article L. 5422-13, against the risk of non-payment of sums due to them under their employment contract, in the even…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article L741-7

When the protection litigation judge rules pursuant to article L. 733-13, personal recovery without judicial liquidation has the effects mentioned in article L. 741-2. However, in this case, the debts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

…determines the share of resources allocated to the endowments mentioned in articles L. 1211-5, L. 1613-5, L. 2334-13 and L. 3334-4 as well as the sums placed in reserve and the top-ups mentioned in ar…

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