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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title VIID. 2171-4D. 2171-5Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March 2019D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-2

…ons shall be made under the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on mar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…ublicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and the I of article L. 224-42-3 of the Co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-30-1

…lding company subject to the same supervision, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, after consulting the other supervisory authorities concerned, decide not to carry out the contr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

…adaptation measures.Decrees in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions under which laws no. 73-1229 of 31 December 1973, no. 75-678 of 29 July 1975 and no. 77-616 of 16 June 1977 relating to proper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-1

…s mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists established by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or, exceptionally, from outside these lists. The Office then…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ticle 125 A.These investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-4

In application of the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of article 776, may obtain the issue of bulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it does not contain any mention of a convictio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2564-1-1

For its application in Mayotte, article R. 2123-5 is worded as follows:"Art. R. 2123-5.-I.-The duration of the hours credit for one quarter is equal to:" 1° To one hundred and fifty-six hours for mayo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

…salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" (mobile ICT employee (family)) provided for in article L. 421-29; 16° The multiannual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent (famille)" (talent pass…

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