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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article R441-10

The applicant is notified of its decision. In the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 441-15, the competent authority referred to in Article R. 441-8 will notify the professional of his new fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-23

For the purposes of ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to II of Article L. 631-15, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and accordi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-23

Employees belonging to the establishments mentioned in articles D. 3141-12 to D. 3141-15 are declared by the employer to the competent fund, unless they hold a fixed-term employment contract, conclude…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-7

In application of the provisions of article L. 5132-15-1, the diagnosis of the situation of persons likely to benefit from working less than twenty hours must make it possible to establish that their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…with the use of products intended for human health, products listed in Annex XVI of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 falling within its remit and products intended for cosmetic use. It monitors the risk assoc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Provisions applicable to unfair commercial practices other than misleading or aggressive commercial practices

Article L132-1 A

…511-10 relating to a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…following the end of the financial year.II. - When the UCITS is authorised under Regulation (EU) No 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money market funds: 1° By…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No. 2017-44 of 19 January 2017, are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 C ter

…9 A bis, properties located in the priority urban policy neighbourhoods defined in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion are exempt from propert…

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