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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 bis

The customs administration's operational reserve is intended for temporary reinforcement of the customs administration's services. It is made up of : 1° Retired members of the customs administration ;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-57

The electronic auction shall relate to:1° Either solely to price when the contract is awarded on the basis of this criterion alone;2° Or to price or to other quantifiable elements indicated in the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-5

When a natural person or a legal entity mandated in application of I of article L. 341-4 carries out canvassing activities on behalf of several employers or principals, a single registration number is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: The savings bank network.

Article R512-50

Subscription requests by local authorities and public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status for shares in local savings companies are granted up to the ceiling set in Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-52

The conceding authority may ask the natural gas distribution body to provide it with any economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical information necessary for the exercise of the control…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-5

For the application of article L. 651-4, the judge appointed by the president of the court may be assisted by any person of his choice, whose findings are recorded in his report. This report is filed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-5

The insurance obligation applies to compensation for personal injury or damage to property resulting from :1° Accidents, fires or explosions caused by the vehicle, the accessories and products used in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-57

Production companies have the option of investing the sums entered in their automatic audiovisual production account for the production and preparation of audiovisual works that belong to one of the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in nursery nursing.

Article D4311-50

The following are set by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The conditions for student admission ; 2° The duration of studies, the training programme and the organisation of teaching; 3° The procedu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-5

When foodstuffs are not pre-packaged, the indication and, where appropriate, the letter "L" appear on the packaging or container or, failing this, on the commercial documents referring to them. In all…

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