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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

The following persons are excluded from the 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…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-3

In the event of conviction for the offences punishable under Article L. 452-1, the court may also order: 1° The posting and publication of the decision under the conditions set out in the article 131-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-33

Any declaration of the organisation of a public combat sports event organised in a discipline for which a federation has been delegated must state: 1° The date, time, title and venue set for the event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-3

Any person wishing to open a café, cabaret or on-trade public house and sell alcohol there must make a written declaration at least fifteen days in advance, stating :1° Surname, first names, place of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés.

Article L5214-3

The resources of the Development Fund for the Professional Integration of the Disabled are intended to promote all forms of professional integration of the disabled in the ordinary working environment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

The following are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The procedures for submitting and examining applications for the creation, transfer and grouping of pharmacies, the rules for assessing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-3

Public health establishments may use medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff for temporary work assignments, under the conditions laid down in article 9-3 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L773-36

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-36

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-3

For the application of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 224-3, the savings allocations that gradually reduce the financial risks for the policyholder allow investment in assets that are s…

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