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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-48

…rvice considerations have been met, the centre's Board of Directors, on the basis of the Director's report, makes proposals for the allocation of any accommodation that remains vacant. The region to w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Specific provisions for foreign nationals subject to a French ban when they are no longer under house arrest

Article L733-16

…ises where they reside to the administrative authority, police services or gendarmerie units and to report, when summoned, to these same services with a view to taking the necessary steps to enforce t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article L721-7

…upon notification of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory, be required to report to the administrative authority or to the police services or gendarmerie units in order to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

…charge, data relating to the quality of execution of the transactions executed on it.These periodic reports shall include detailed information on the price, costs, speed and likelihood of execution fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-33

…rge, data relating to the quality of execution of transactions executed within them. These periodic reports shall include detailed information on the price, costs, speed and likelihood of execution fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-18

…he project owner during the acceptance operations and during the period of the guarantee of perfect completion is:1° To organise the operations prior to acceptance of the works;2° To monitor the reser…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-7

…rsuant to Articles L. 822-1-5 and L. 822-1-6 conditions the validity in France of the certification reports signed by the auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1-5. They do not confer the right…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-11

The report referred to in article R. 512-10 in addition to a brief description of the sampling procedures, includes a description of the marks and labels affixed to the envelopes or containers. It als…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498 bis

Taxpayers subject to the reporting obligations mentioned in articles 53 A, 96,96 A, 223 and 302 septies A bis are required to include on the declarations mentioned in the same articles the information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-16

…municipal council, before the end of the second quarter following the end of the financial year, a report setting out the actions undertaken to contribute to the improvement of living conditions and…

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