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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-3

Within the framework of the guidelines given by the competent regional chamber of commerce and industry, the territorial and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France carry out a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-11

The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to the special investigative techniques mentioned in this section. These special investigative techniques may be implemented if the requirements of the inv…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3381-1

…with an administrative public service mission, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STAND…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of paragraph 18 of Article 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to concession contracts for public passenger transport services by rail

Article R3222-1

The concession contracts referred to in 11° of Article L. 3212-4 are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1083 of 24 October 2019 on the procedures for awarding and performing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Departmental accountant

Article L3342-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the department's accounting officer is solely responsible for executing, subject to the controls…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Regional accountants

Article L4342-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the region's accounting officer is solely responsible for executing, subject to the controls for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest a foreign national who cannot immediately leave French territory but whose removal remains a reasonable prospect, in the following cases:1° Th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Security features that may be requested by the purchaser

Article R2396-6

During the performance of the contract, the purchaser may ask the competent administrative authority or, in the case of a contractor established abroad, refer the matter to the national security autho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Family events and the exceptional outings they may entail

Article D424

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 343-1 of the Penitentiary Code, the marriage of detainees, except where the provisions of articles D. 143 and D. 143-1 of this Code apply, is celebrated…

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