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Showing 61616170 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-1

…for in articles 222-34 to 222-40 are excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-34

…the syndicates exercising the competence mentioned in the second paragraph of IV of Article L. 2224-31 may, in particular, carry out actions aimed at controlling network energy demand from end consume…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

…party to the aforementioned convention; 3° War crimes and offences defined in articles 461-1 to 461-31 of the same code, if the acts are punishable under the law of the State where they were committed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

…length of service. The persons concerned must have passed national aptitude tests organised before 31 December 2001 and defined by regulatory provisions adopted in application of article L. 6152-1. B…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…ent 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 10 29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment 11 31-33 Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 12 41-43 Construction…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-44

…the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique mentioned in articles R. 331-36 to R. 331-38 and R. 331-41 are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-7

…nomic, financial or management studies, at training level III; 2° For the application of Article D. 314-26, the references to the issue of a booklet signed by the persons with whom the training was fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…n filed with a view to obtaining the benefit of the flat-rate reimbursement (3) is admissible until 31 December of the year following that in which the right to the flat-rate reimbursement arose.IV. -…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-8

…department are ex officio members of the mixed syndicates to which the Rhône department belongs on 31 December 2014 when these syndicates have jurisdiction over their respective territories. They are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

…cle L. 100-2 of the same code; 3° To finance legal entities covered by Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social economy. Where applicable, in order to enable verification of compliance…

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