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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-10

Where the competent authorities of the candidate's country of origin or establishment do not issue supporting documents equivalent to those mentioned in articles R. 2143-6 to R. 2143-9 or where these…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-9

In order to prove that he is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-3, the candidate shall produce his unique identification number enabling the purchaser to access the rele…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-19

Where it is found that a service does not comply with the regulations in force adopted pursuant to Book IV, the authorised agents may order that it be brought into conformity, within a period that the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the municipal council.

Article L2541-10

Any member of the Town Council who, without excuse, has missed five consecutive meetings ceases to be a member of the Town Council. The fact that a member has missed five consecutive meetings without…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the municipal council.

Article L2541-9

Any town councillor who, without sufficient excuse, has missed three successive council meetings, or who has repeatedly disturbed the peace without heeding the chairman's warnings, may, by decision of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the municipal council.

Article L2541-11

The opposition against the decision of the town council referred to in article L. 2541-9 and against the finding referred to in Article L. 2541-10 is brought before the administrative court within ten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-192

Income and expenses for the financial year are classified in the income statement in such a way as to show, by difference, items of ordinary income and extraordinary income and expenses, the realisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-194

The profit and loss account for the financial year, presented in the form of a list in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 123-13 is also used to show operating profit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-193

The income statement, the model for which is established by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, shows successively, in addition to changes in inventories: 1° Under expenses: operating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-9

For the purposes of sub-paragraphs 2 and 3, where a general-purpose investment fund is made up of several sub-funds, each sub-fund is considered to be a separate general-purpose investment fund.

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