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

Article R2621-1

…s drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

…ody has made its observations in accordance with the conditions laid down in I of article L. 6323-1-12.V.-In the event of the closure of a health centre or one of its branches, the legal representativ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

…3 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, Chapter II of Title V of Book I of the Monetary and Financial Code and Regulation (EU) No 952/…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

…1 of the Education Code. The second and third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 January 2005. Articles 104 to 111 of the loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

…gible asset carried out directly by the taxpayer or by arm's length companies within the meaning of 12 of Article 39 with it and, in the denominator, all research and development or acquisition expend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…t 2 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities deposit…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…al aid for the seizure procedure, if he or she meets the means test set out in law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991relating to legal aid and decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 implementing this law.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-2

…hall apply subject to compliance with the stipulations of Article 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, and Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundament…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

…e Convention on the Statute of the International Criminal Court, opened for signature in Rome on 18 July 1998, any person suspected of having committed abroad one of the following offences may be pros…

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