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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-3

The following are excluded from defence or security contracts: 1° Persons who have been convicted of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 and 413-10 to 413-12 of the F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers employing casual entertainment workers.

Article L6331-55

By way of derogation from the provisions relating to the financing of the personal training account, set out in article L. 6331-6, from the financing obligation for employers set out in articles L. 63…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, on his own behalf or on behalf of another person, if he has been convicted within the last ten years of a final offence referred to in II: 1° Direct, manage…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

I. - The following constitute collective investment schemes1° Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-9

Contracts for the issue of the bonds referred to in article L. 213-8 may stipulate that they are redeemable only at the issuer's initiative or at a maturity conditional on the accumulation, since the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

No person may be excluded from a recruitment procedure or from access to an internship or training period in the company, no employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to any direct or indirect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements for agencies

Article L1432-6

The agency's resources are made up of : 1° A subsidy from the State ; 2° Contributions from health insurance schemes, the amount and distribution of which among the schemes are set each year by order…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-21

In the absence of a collective agreement or arrangement and provided that the employer has entered into fair and serious negotiations with a view to concluding such an agreement, workers may be assign…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Withdrawal of approval

Article L383-1

Without prejudice to Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 382-1 of this Code may be withdrawn by the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Membership scheme

Article L424-5

The rules of the multilateral trading facility shall lay down the conditions for admission to membership of the facility, based on objective criteria, in a transparent and non-discriminatory manner. W…

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