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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Project management mandate

Article L2422-5

Within the limits of the programme and the provisional financial envelope for the operation that he has decided, the project owner may entrust an agent, by means of a project management contract, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-22

1. Any owner of a patent application or patent who has not paid the annual fee provided for in Article L. 612-19 within the period prescribed by the said article. The forfeiture takes effect on the du…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Debt ceiling

Article L315-15

The debt owed by the borrower or his successors may never exceed the value of the property assessed at the time the term expires. When the mortgagee calls in his guarantee at the end of the term, if t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-6

A product is presumed to satisfy the general safety obligation set out in article L. 421-3, with regard to the risks and categories of risk covered by the standards applicable to it, where it complies…

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

Article L552-5

The legal entities responsible for managing the accommodation facilities mentioned in article L. 552-1 are required to declare to the French Office for Immigration and Integration, within the framewor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting a foreign national's home

Article L733-12

The order referred to in article L. 733-10 may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate, who shall be seised without formality and shall rule within forty-eight hours…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: End of detention

Article L742-10

When detention is terminated for a reason other than the annulment, repeal or withdrawal of the removal, administrative ban on entry or transfer decision, a reminder of the obligation to comply with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Local services

Article L2144-3

Communal premises may be used by associations or political parties that so request. The mayor determines the conditions under which these premises may be used, taking into account the requirements of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-20

…ate party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France to execute orders on behalf of third parties or to deal on own account may become members of a regulated market referred to i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-3

Where the securitisation undertaking is constituted in the form of a securitisation mutual fund, the draft prospectus required by Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 is drawn up by the managemen…

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