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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6141-54

…nternal operating rules of the hospital foundation in compliance with the provisions of amended law no. 87-571 of 23rd July 1987 on the development of sponsorship, article L. 6141-7-3 and this section…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…ings, up to a fixed daily rate of €450 per day of attendance at said meetings ;h) Until 31 December 2024, expenditure relating to the development of new collections incurred by industrial companies in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…ed to publish legal notices. " ;12° Article R. 2131-17 is deleted;13° Article R. 2131-19 is deleted;14° Article R. 2131-20 is deleted;15° Article R. 2132-2 is replaced by the following provisions:"Art…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…arry legal advertisements. " ;12° Article R. 2131-17 is deleted; 13° Article R. 2131-19 is deleted; 14° Article R. 2131-20 is deleted; 15° Article R. 2132-2 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 2132-2 -The c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-2

…ensation Commission), where the offence is one of the offences referred to in Articles 706-3 or 706-14 of this code;6° To be informed of the protection measures available to them, in particular the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…e preparation, implementation and evaluation of road safety policy, pursuant to Article 3 of Decree no. 75-360 of 15 May 1975 relating to the Interministerial Committee for Road Safety; 13° The Secret…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…alth tax and does not have a reference tax income exceeding the limit provided for in II of article 1417 of the present code and if the transfer takes place within less than two years of entering the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

Where provisional enforcement has been ordered, it may be stopped, in the event of an appeal, only by the first president and in the following cases: 1° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-4

Provided that the economic operators have requested it in good time, additional information on the consultation documents shall be sent no later than:1° In the case of a restricted invitation to tende…

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