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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-5

…L. 111-23 du code de la construction et de l'habitation" are replaced by references to locally applicable prov…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-5

…L. 111-23 du code de la construction et de l'habitation" are replaced by references to locally applicable prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50

…following information: 1° The date of the transaction ; 2° The name of the veterinary medicinal product ; 3° The batch number and expiry date; 4° The quantity received or supplied; 5° The name and ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Membership scheme

Article L424-5

The rules of the multilateral trading facility shall lay down the conditions for admission to membership of the facility, based on objective criteria, in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. W…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-5

…R. 213-10 and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-5

…nd the State; b) For 10%, in proportion to the number of sixteen to eighteen year olds leaving the education system without a qualification in each region; c) For 10%, as a proportion of the number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-51

The transfers of appropriations from one account to another provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 6431-10 shall be subject to approval by the Budget Controller, who shall check that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-5

…the conditions under which the report is drawn up.An agreement that is not approved nevertheless produces its effects. The consequences detrimental to the legal entity resulting from such an agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-50

A decree in the Council of State shall set out the terms and conditions for the application of this law.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 undecies

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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