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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

…ter responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Decisions to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2661-2

…92-35 D. 2196-5 and D. 2196-6 Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2197-13 to D. 2197-15 D. 2197-17 to D. 2197-22 In Book IIIIn Title VIID. 2371-3 Title IXD. 2392-2Resulting from decree…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-5

…birthday, for the foreign national mentioned in Articles L. 421-23, L. 421-30 to L. 421-33, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 426-1 ; 3° At the latest, two months after the date of their eighteenth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-2

…f the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1, is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. Knowingly using, directly or indirectly, the services of an employer of a foreign nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-1

…ho have reached the levels of study provided for respectively in articles L. 4131-2, L. 4141-4, L. 4151-6, L. 4221-15, L. 4241-11, L. 4311-12-1 and L. 4321-7, without being able to carry out internati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 627

The Cour de cassation may quash without referring the case in the cases and under the conditions provided for by

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1144

The time limit for an action for nullity shall run, in the case of error or fraud, only from the day on which they were discovered and, in the case of violence, only from the day on which it ceased.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…energy recovery facilities with an energy yield equal to or greater than 0.65 tonne 9 9 14 14 14 14 15 D.-Installations covered by both A and B tonne 9 9 14 14 17 20 25 E.-Installations covered by bot…

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