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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

…contract award procedure:1° Subject to the compulsory liquidation procedure provided for in Article L. 640-1 of the French Commercial Code or subject to an equivalent procedure governed by foreign law…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

…t application may be granted without authorisation, and the procedures provided for in the articles L. 612-14, L. 612-15 and 1° of article L. 612-21 may not be committed.Subject to Article L. 612-10,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-9

…Council of State.It is subject neither to verification of compliance with the provisions of Article L. 711-2, nor to that of Articles L. 715-4 and L. 715-9, nor to the opposition procedure provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-2

I. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall apply if any of the persons referred to in the same Article L. 465-1 recommends that one or more transactions be carried out on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-59

…g equivalent supervisory functions shall review the governance arrangements provided for in Article L. 511-55, periodically assess their effectiveness and ensure that corrective measures have been tak…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-10

…lectronic money institution carries out activities of a hybrid nature within the meaning of Article L. 526-3 or activities referred to in Articles L. 525-4 or L. 525-5, the Autorité de contrôle pruden…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

The professional trade unions and their unions mentioned in articles L. 2131-2, L. 2133-1 and L. 2133-2 relating to the creation of professional trade unions and the associations of employees or emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article L2151-1

…imum seniority of two years in the professional and geographical field covering the negotiation level. This seniority is assessed from the date of legal filing of the articles of association; 5° Influ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

The agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2241-4 specifies :1° The topics for negotiation and their frequency, so that :a) At least every four years, the subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-26

…the inter-professional minimum growth wage has increased at least twice in application of articles L. 3231-5, L. 3231-6 to L. 3231-9 or L. 3231-10 during the twelve months preceding the conclusion of…

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