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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1321-1

Where a purchaser decides to enter into a single contract even though the contract relates to objectively separable services which are subject, on the one hand, to the ordinary law governing contracts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12

To carry out audits, the High Council's officers are empowered to: 1° Obtain from the statutory auditor any document or information, in any form whatsoever, relating to the statutory audit engagement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-12

The first paragraph of article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-17

I. - Market infrastructures that disseminate or make available to the Autorité des marchés financiers or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution information relating to transactions in fi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Partnership contracts

Article L1112-1

A partnership contract is a public contract whose purpose is to entrust an economic operator or a group of economic operators with the overall task of constructing, transforming, renovating, dismantli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-15

I.-The sale, distribution or offer free of charge of cigarettes whose maximum tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide content exceeds the levels set by order of the Minister for Health is prohibited. II.-Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6414-1

I. - The local authority exercises the powers devolved by the laws and regulations in force to the départements and regions, with the exception of those relating to:1° The construction and general and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-19

For each order to trade, sell or transfer a financial security registered in an account held by the issuer and admitted to trading by a central depository, or for any other change affecting the regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-16

I.- For research, clinical investigations or performance studies involving national defence secrets, the sponsor submits the project for the opinion of a specific committee for the protection of indiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-19

At least twelve days before the meeting of the departmental council, the chairman sends the departmental councillors a report, in whatever form, on each of the matters to be submitted to them. The rep…

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