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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2651-1

…1336 of 19 October 2022L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-16In Title IIL. 2120-1L. 2122-1Resulting from Law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on accelerating and simplifying public actionL. 2123-1 to L. 2125-1In T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2661-1

…1336 of 19 October 2022L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-16In Title IIL. 2120-1L. 2122-1Resulting from Law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on accelerating and simplifying public actionL. 2123-1 to L. 2125-1In T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2671-1

…1336 of 19 October 2022L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-16In Title IIL. 2120-1L. 2122-1Resulting from Law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on accelerating and simplifying public actionL. 2123-1 to L. 2125-1In T…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2681-1

…1336 of 19 October 2022L. 2113-15 and L. 2113-16In Title IIL. 2120-1L. 2122-1Resulting from Law no. 2020-1525 of 7 December 2020 on accelerating and simplifying public actionL. 2123-1 to L. 2125-1In T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

I.-The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-4

…region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Article 1 of Law no. 2015-29 of 16 January 2015 on the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental elections and amendi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 734

…nal imposing a sentence may, in the cases and under the conditions provided for in the articles 132-29 to 132-57 of the Penal Code, order that its execution be stayed. The court may also defer pronoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-31

…ivities involving the elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of the I of article R. 1211-29, resulting or likely to result in: a) an adverse reaction in the persons mentioned in 3° of the I…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L424-3

I.-Articles L. 232-18-7, L. 232-18-9 to L. 232-20 and L. 232-20-2 are applicable in French Polynesia. II.For the application of I: 1° In article L. 232-18-7: a) The words: "tribunal judiciaire" are re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L783-2

…10 Law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 L. 612-11 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-12 law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 612-13 to L. 612-15Act no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 612-15-1 Ord…

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