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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

…absence of competition is not the result of an artificial restriction of the characteristics of the market.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-3-1

…1° Affixing the sign to the goods or to their packaging; 2° Offering the goods, placing them on the market or holding them for those purposes under the sign, or offering or providing services under th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 A

…ration whose scope covers an area with fewer than 3,000 inhabitants; Sanitation ; public abattoirs; markets of national interest; collection and treatment of refuse, waste and residues where this serv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-29

Only PPE-SL may be imported, manufactured with a view to being placed on the Community market, held with a view to being sold or distributed free of charge, offered for sale, sold or distributed free…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

…o 26 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments apply to the branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 in respect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-12

…alue of forward financial instruments is: a) For forward financial instruments traded on recognised markets within the meaning of the last paragraph of A of article R. 332-2, the value of the last quo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-5

…accordance with procedures laid down by decree, when, having regard in particular to the method of marketing, this reduced period leaves suppliers sufficient time to sell their products through anoth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Normal system

Article 684

…ed for in article 683. The properties, whatever their nature, are estimated according to their real market value on the date of the transfer, based on the estimated declaration of the parties. However…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 C

For the determination of the market value used for the assessment of value added tax, in the cases provided for in 4° of 1 of Article L. 59 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, the commission comprises, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-10

…epresentative in the department. The mayor is also responsible for maintaining good order at fairs, markets, public celebrations and ceremonies, shows, games, cafés, churches and other public places.

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