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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to markets of national interest installed on the private property of a local authority and to those installed on buildings belonging to private individuals.

Article R761-25

The occupants of markets of national interest installed on an outbuilding of a local authority's private domain may only be leaseholders. In the event of delegated management of the national interest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Adjudication

Article L211-21

Voluntary or forced public auctions of financial securities shall be conducted, if the securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, by the investment services providers which are members…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R2131-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the prefect or sub-prefect accompanied, where appropriate, by the deliberations authorising them.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

…rsons mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 561-36 ; b) By the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers for the persons mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 561-36; c) By an order of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…2, as well as the total amount of de minimis aid provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 referred to in the same Article with regard to the expenditure mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-33

The amount of the guarantee deduction may not exceed 5% of the initial amount of the contract plus, where applicable, the amount of any amendments made during performance. For public contracts entered…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

…imated value is below the formalised procedure thresholds;4° Contracts covered by 3° of article R. 2123-1.In the cases mentioned in 1° and 2° of this article and in 3° of article R. 2123-1 meeting a n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

…asis of the approach chosen in accordance with Article 315 or Article 317 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. In order to carry out the activi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…he human person :1° The protocol for research involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicable, the pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the medici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-1

…rticles 72a, 72b with the exception of point d of its paragraph 2 and 72c of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. II - For the purposes of this Ar…

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