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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5-2

The control officers referred to in 1° of Article L. 8271-1-2 may pass on to the officers of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations any information and documents that may be useful to the latter in ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Payment of tax

Article 1724

…whatever reason, is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1. This rounding is carried out at the level of the settlement of each tax or charge.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO PARTNERSHIP CONTRACTS

Article L2200-1

…V of this Part relating to other public contracts, the partnership contracts defined in Article L. 1112-1 are governed by the provisions of Book I, with the exception of the provisions of Subsection…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

…n a professional capacity is treated in the same way as a producer for the purposes of this chapter:1° Who presents himself as a producer by affixing his name, trade mark or other distinctive sign to…

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

Article 689-14

…ention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R156-1

…ollowing provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-1

Persons holding : 1° a state diploma in nursing assistance ; 2° A certificate of aptitude for the duties of a nursing auxiliary; 3° A professional diploma in nursing assistance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-1

…ide each other with any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties.The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-1

…hether it undertakes to draw up the inventory under the conditions provided for in article L. 622-6-1 as well as the time required to draw it up or if he requests the appointment by the court of a per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L613-41-1

…pulation to the contrary, the general meeting of any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may delegate to the competent body its authority to decide to issue Tier 1 capital instruments…

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