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

Article R2641-1

…not exceed 50 million euros or whose annual balance sheet total does not exceed 43 million euros"; 25° In Article R. 2151-14, the words "Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

…also apply to the prosecution, investigation and trial of the offences provided for in Article 706-25-7 of this Code.Section 1 of this Title shall also apply to the prosecution, investigation and tri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…whose articles of association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of production cooperative companies. Excluded from the bene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Tasks

Article D6323-20-4

…icle L. 6313-1 , which is carried out under the conditions laid down in I and II of article R. 6332-25 and in article R. 6332-26.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…le 266 sexies, members of the air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and the rational use of energy, are authorised to deduct from…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

…of an amicable agreement, the price is set in accordance with the rules set out in articles L. 342-25 and L. 342-26 of this code. If, three months after expiry of the period mentioned in the first pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-60

…raphs of Article L. 356-2, with a view to obtaining the authorisation referred to in Article L. 356-25 must be filed with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

…s its on-demand audiovisual media service(s) directly to users, it applies a flat-rate deduction of 25% to the turnover resulting from the exploitation of the work concerned through this terminal. For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementation of the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-24

…e patient's participation in the programme; 6° The operator complies with the provisions of article 25 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-3

…funds paid for the financing of professional transition projects mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-25, in accordance with the conditions of implementation set out in the vocational transition project…

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