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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-1-1

…year's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°, 2° and 3° of I of Article 464-2, A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-11

When calculating their prudential technical provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings segment their commitments into homogeneous risk groups and, at a m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2192-1

The electronic invoicing standard referred to in Article L. 2192-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European sta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2392-1

…oicing standard referred to in Article L. 2392-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electroni…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to public contracts for rail passenger transport services

Article R2522-1

The public contracts mentioned in 4° of Article L. 2512-5, insofar as they relate to the public passenger transport service by rail, are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D3133-1

The electronic invoicing standard referred to in Article L. 3133-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-1

…proportional to the number of kilowatt-hours produced from hydropower provided for in article L. 2331-2 (7°) is determined in accordance with the provisions of article 43 of the standard specification…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VI: Conciliation and mediation

Article 127-1

If the parties fail to reach the agreement provided for in Article 131-1, the judge may order them to meet, within a time limit that he or she determines, with a mediator responsible for informing the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-1

The provisions of articles L. 231-2 to L. 231-2-3 apply to any licence issued by a sports federation entitling the holder to practice one or more of the sports it organises.The one-year period mention…

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