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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or who have been convicted under Article L. 1146-1 of the same Code or Article 225-1 of the French Penal Code; 2° On 31 December of the year pre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

Apart from the case, punishable underarticle L. 411-7 of the Highway Code, of organising races of land motor vehicles on roads open to public traffic without authorisation, organising a concentration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-2

The filing may be made personally by the applicant or by a representative whose domicile, registered office or place of business is in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-1

…e sent to his home address. However, in the case of a traffic offence or an offence under Article R211-21-5 of the Insurance Code, these documents are left on the vehicle or, if this is not possible,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article R321-2

…isations established in France are subject to the provisions of article R. 321-5, 1° to 7°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 321-15, article R. 321-16, as well as the provisions of articles R. 321-26 to R. 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…the human person :1° The protocol for research involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicable, the pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the medic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

…remuneration for securities lending carried out under the conditions provided for in articles L. 211-22 to L. 211-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code, profits from repos carried out under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

…r transferred in these undertakings as well as in financial institutions, as defined in article L. 511-21, which directly or indirectly hold effective control over one or more credit institutions or f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…ing compounds; 9° Cadmium: metallurgical and smelting works; 10° Soluble mineral cadmium compounds; 11° Chlorine gas, excluding compounds; 12° Chloromethane (or methyl chloride); 13° Vinyl chloride du…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…ne gaming or sports betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in ̀ article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening a ̀ la concurrence et a ̀ la régulation du secte…

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