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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers determines in particular :I.-The rules of professional practice that apply to issuers when they make offers to the public, with the except…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article L743-13

The emoluments of the clerks of the commercial courts are set pursuant to Title IV bis of Book IV of this Code. No fees are payable by the natural persons mentioned in article L. 613-7 of the Social S…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-13

I.-When any interested party, the Minister responsible for culture or the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union refers to it facts likely to constitute a breach of the prov…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Appeal procedures

Article L342-13

The appeal does not have suspensive effect.However, the public prosecutor may ask the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate to declare his appeal suspensive. In this case, the appeal,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L3133-13

Late payment shall give rise, under the conditions set out in this sub-section, to interest on arrears, a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, additional compensation paid to the creditor by the con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 220

Each of the spouses has the power to enter alone into contracts which have as their object the maintenance of the household or the education of the children: any debt thus contracted by one obliges th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L2193-13

The terms of payment of subcontractors benefiting from direct payment, in particular the supporting documents to be sent to the contract holder, and the deadlines and conditions for acceptance of this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

The following are excluded from defence or security concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been convicted by a final judgment of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-5…

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

Article L4422-13

The Shareholders' Meeting shall draw up its rules of procedure within one month of its election. These rules shall lay down the procedures for its operation which are not provided for in this chapter.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-24

In the event of payment of an advance pursuant to article R. 2191-3, the time limit for payment of the advance shall run from: 1° either the date of notification of the contract; 2° or, where the cont…

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