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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Return visit

Article R4624-32

The purpose of the resumption examination is : 1° To check whether the workstation to which the employee is to return or the redeployment position to which he/she is to be assigned is compatible with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

I-Subject to the provisions mentioned in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-3

The local commission responsible for assessing the charges and resources transferred from the Rhône department, created by Article 38 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of terr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-31

The guarantee is given solely on the proof presented by the creditor to the guarantor organisation establishing that the debt is certain and due and that the travel and tourism operator is in default,…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-32

If the judge considers that the unworthy conditions of detention have not been put an end to, he shall take one of the decisions provided for in 1° to 3° of II of article 803-8. In the cases provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30-1

An individual retirement savings plan may be registered and subsequently distributed as a pan-European individual retirement savings product if it meets the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-30

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-37

Where an institution carrying on business in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in accordance with Articles L. 511-27…

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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 R2122-3

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the works, supplies or services can only be provided by a specific economic operator, for one of the followi…

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