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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R125-3

The bailiff will note, as appropriate, the agreement or refusal of the recipient of the letter or message sent by electronic means to take part in the simplified debt recovery procedure.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L3133-3

Without prejudice to article L. 3133-2, the concession-granting authorities accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and sent in electronic form by conc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Supply contracts of contracting entities

Article R2153-3

For the application of Article L. 2153-2, a tender may be rejected if the proportion of products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products making up the tender. For…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Detention decision

Article L741-3

A foreign national may only be placed or held in detention for the time strictly necessary for his or her departure. The administration shall exercise all due diligence to this end.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L2123-30

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected municipal officials continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they have been constitu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-38

Enforcement of confiscation ordered by a foreign judicial authority pursuant to Article 713-36 is authorised by the criminal court, at the request of the public prosecutor. Enforcement is authorised o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-36

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the articles 713-37 to 713-40 shall apply to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities for the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, execution of the confiscation shall be refused: 1° If the facts giving rise to the request do not constitute an offence under French law; 2° If t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-39

If it deems it useful, the criminal court will hear, if necessary by rogatory commission, the owner of the seized property, the convicted person and any person with rights to the property that was the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formal requirements.

Article L2231-3

The agreement must be in writing, failing which it is null and void.

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