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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2197-24

Referral to the Company Ombudsman interrupts the time limits for appeals in the case of contracts that are administrative contracts.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Electronic auctions

Article R2362-14

The purchaser who decides to use an electronic auction shall mention this in the contract notice.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

…ions referred to in 2° of II of this Article. It shall regularly inform the Autorité européenne des marchés financiers of such authorisations. The limit on the number of offices held by one of the per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-1

…in article L. 314-24 of the said Code, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles D. 314-25 and D. 314-26 of the said Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-24

…hich fall into the categories requiring special conditions of aptitude mentioned in article D. 5212-25, multiplied by 17 times the gross hourly minimum growth wage.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…ree or, as the case may be, this order results in the consecutive implementation of article L. 5211-25-1. When the conditions for liquidation have been met, the dissolution of the public establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1

…rment exceeds a percentage of a specific scale set by decree; this percentage, which may not exceed 25%, is determined by the said decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L332-3

…nal pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016. It is also applicable during checks carried out at an internal border in the event of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-4

Any person who has not been registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers may not provide the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2. Any person who is not registered as a provid…

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