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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Fiscal sustainability study

Article L2212-4

The budget sustainability study is submitted to the relevant government department for its opinion.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article L2391-4

Defence or security contracts give rise to payments on account, under the conditions laid down by regulation, once the services have begun to be performed.The amount of a payment on account may not ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-4

…a legal entity that has, for less than two years, been convicted of the offence defined by article L. 442-5 commits the same offence, the maximum rate of the fine incurred is equal to ten times that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-4

The Office is subrogated, up to the amount of the sums paid, to the rights that the victim has against the person responsible for the loss or damage as well as against the persons obliged in any way t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative protection

Article L431-4

In the absence of a final court ruling based on article L. 431-6, a decree in the Council of State, issued after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with the code de l'expropriation pour cause…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-4

…very procedure appoints a court-appointed judge responsible for gathering all information on the debtor's financial situation, in particular the amount of his liabilities and the value of his assets.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-4

…ateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, the Government Commissioner or the Public Prosecutor of the jurisdiction in which the judicial representative is based, may, by reasoned decision and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-4

Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1115-3 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021 consol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Arbitration

Article L3137-4

…the Civil Code, granting authorities that are legal entities governed by public law may not resort to arbitration, except in the cases provided for by law, in particular those mentioned in article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-46

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in article L. 3142-42, a collective agreement or agreement at company level or, failing that, an agreement or agreement at industry…

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