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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-16

…lishments, the payment period runs from the date of receipt by the project owner of the general and final account drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in the general administrative claus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-9

…by the public prosecutor of alternative measures to prosecution and of judgements that have become final when these decisions concern offences committed by minors residing on the territory of the dep…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2: Termination of the breach

Article 849-5

…the amount of an advance on the third party's remuneration as close as possible to his foreseeable final remuneration and shall determine the period within which the person responsible for the breach…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-15

…lting, for the local authority and its public establishments, from a court decision that has become final. These operations remain governed by the legislative provisions relating to penalties imposed…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article D115-1

Sentence reductions apply to all custodial sentences, when the conviction has become final, including those managed under the semi-liberty, work release or electronically supervised home detention sch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-23

…the event of a dispute relating to employability assistance, the corresponding data is kept until a final court decision.The recording, use, storage and transmission of this data will be carried out i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to photovoltaic or hydroelectric power generation plants, with the exception of those mentioned in Article 1519 D, whose installed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-60

…the automatic audiovisual production account is subject to the issue of a prior authorisation and a final authorisation. The prior authorisation is issued before the work is completed. It sets out the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-307

…or professional activity, from managing, administering or directing a legal entity resulting from a final court decision in application of article L. 123-44 or a final administrative decision against…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…aid as and when they are incurred, by way of advances and on the basis of supporting documents. The final payment is made at the end of the agreement. The final settlement is made at the close of the…

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