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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-1

Without prejudice to Article 78 of the aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 and for the application of Article L. 424-7, the multilateral trading facility as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

…tion for periods that may not exceed six months, after receiving the opinion of the national status commission. In this case, the assignment search period ends under the conditions laid down in articl…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…gn notarial authentic instruments pursuant to:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-6

The decisions of the Sanction Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency finding an anti-doping rule violation and the agreements concluded in accordance with article L. 232-22 shall be made public af…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-8

…ation of the provisions of 1° of article L. 3223-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 3213-9, the Commission is informed of decisions to admit a person to psychiatric care taken pursuant to Chapters…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…qualifications covered by articles L. 641-4 and L. 641-5 of the Education Code are examined by the committee mentioned in article L. 642-3 of the same code;3° The "university bachelor of technology"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-7

…agency's resources are made up of : 1° Subsidies from public authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations; 2° Proceeds from taxes and payments made on its behal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-5

The purchaser may use a central purchasing body located in another Member State of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article L2324-1

When the estimated value of the requirement, excluding tax, is equal to or greater than the European thresholds mentioned in a notice annexed to this code, the purchaser shall award the defence or sec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Consumer information and assistance

Article L616-2

…nform the consumer of the steps taken to implement Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes…

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