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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…ents, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-18

The Minister responsible for industrial property may give formal notice to the owners of invention patents other than those referred to in Article L. 613-16 to begin working them in such a way as to m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ent of the accounts and designs audit procedures in response to that assessment. Such misstatements may result from error or fraud. 02. The purpose of this standard is to define the specific audit pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…s relating to the performance of the credit agreement, and the conditions under which these charges may be amended; 14° Any notary's fees payable by the borrower on conclusion of the credit agreement;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-1

…he companies referred to in I which draw up consolidated accounts in accordance with article L. 233-16 are required to publish a consolidated statement of non-financial performance when the total bala…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

…broad; -Ecoles normales supérieures; -Experimental establishments created on the basis of order no. 2018 1131 of 12 December 2018 relating to the experimentation of new forms of bringing together, gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article R152-6

I.-The declaration provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and the dec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of the sale of goods and provision of services over the Internet

Article R512-8

…authorised agents observe infringements or breaches under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, they shall draw up a report setting out the procedures for consulting and using the website, in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-3

…" a) by the director of the territorially competent border police department"; 3° In Article R. 142-16, references to the regional directorates for business, competition, consumer affairs, labour and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-36-1

…ion for the investment expenditure referred to in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 2511-16.The investment revenue of this section consists of an investment grant made up exclusively of pay…

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