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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-28

The purpose of the assistance provided to the contracting authority for the award of public works contracts is:1° To prepare the consultation of the economic operators responsible for the works, depen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VII: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article L700-2

…to Article L. 572-1 or requests for taking charge or taking back pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-1

…Stateless Persons, whose missions, status and organisation are defined in particular in Articles L. 121-7 to L. 121-16, decides on asylum applications referred to it. However, it does not have jurisdi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

…first paragraph, L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6

…stion to the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 which have authorised or supervis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-16

For the application to Mayotte of the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-7-1, the reference to 2013 is replaced by the reference to 2015.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Similar biological medicinal products

Article R5121-9-3

…ts et des produits de santé: 1° Suspends or withdraws the decision referred to in 1° of Article R. 5121-9-2 identifying a similar biological medicinal product in the event of non-renewal, suspension,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Changes in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L2341-6

Where, during the course of the procedure for the award of a contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in sections 1 and 2, it shall inform the purchaser of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to framework agreements with order forms and contracts with optional tranches

Article R2191-51

In the case of a framework agreement with order forms or a contract with optional tranches, either a single copy or a certificate of transferability of the contract, or a single copy or a certificate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-5

…products that come from holdings located within the reference perimeter.No later than 31 December 2012, an assessment of the organisation of markets of national interest, focusing in particular on the…

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