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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-4

When an economic operator is, during the performance of a concession contract, placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-5 and articles L. 3123-7 to L. 3123-13…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4-1

…he immediate denaturing or destruction, by any approved disposal channel, of the following products:1° Veterinary medicinal products that have expired or do not have an expiry date placed in usable st…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-232-1

…the following securitisation undertakings are excluded from the scope of II of article L. 214-167 : 1° Economic loan funds referred to in I ofarticle R. 332-14-2 of the Insurance Code; 2° Undertakings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73-1

…res taken by the holder of the early access authorisation issued for a medicinal product covered by 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 to disseminate the authorisation, or any information relating to this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-1

The purpose of the compassionate prescribing framework referred to in Article L. 5121-12-1 is to ensure the safety of prescribing a medicinal product which does not comply with its marketing authorisa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-1

Where a contract referred to in Article R. 342-1 provides that management expenses are not fixed for a period exceeding five years, and where the insurance undertaking does not assume an investment ri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Assistance with acceptance procedures and the implementation of the completion guarantee

Article D2171-14

…acceptance process and the implementation of the completion guarantee. It is therefore involved in:1° Pre-acceptance operations;2° Monitoring reservations made during acceptance of the works until th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-38

…n addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one dietician; 3° At least one psychologist. Members of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R111-1

The enforcement judge of the Paris judicial court has sole jurisdiction to rule on the application for authorisation provided for in Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

The duties of specialist assistant for the prevention of acts of terrorism with the public prosecutor's office may be carried out by category A or B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subje…

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