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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-8

Any change during the performance of the contract in the allocation of services between the contractor and the subcontractors paid directly or between the subcontractors themselves requires the modifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R633-5

…633-7, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or, where applicable, the Autorité des marchés financiers, as coordinator, shall provide the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Author…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-31

The cross-appeal shall be lodged in accordance with the provisions of article R. 411-25.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-35

The budget is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 25 November of the previous year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-80

…onsible for vocational training and the budget in accordance with the provisions of article R. 6332-25.From the date on which the level of funding is set by the national joint employment committee, or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the depositary, on simple request, all information obtained in the performance of its duties and necessary for the performance of its tasks.If the A…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…ritory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…reigner in a state of polygamy legally constituted in Mayotte on the date of publication of Law no. 2003-660 of 21 July 2003 on programmes for overseas France or Ordinance no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-1

…the same 5°. This information also covers their financial obligations, pursuant to article L. 7124-25.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-6

If, after having granted its approval, the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that the offer proposed to the public no longer complies with the contents of the offer document or no longer offers th…

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