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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-23

…otification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period mentioned in article R. 2193-12, the payment period runs from either the expiry of this period or the receipt by the contracting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

Provided they justify this in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in I of article L. 233-16 are exempt from the obligation to draw up and publish consolidated accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-43

…relating to the duration of the apprenticeship contract; 3° The second paragraph of Article L. 6222-12, relating to the conditions for joining an apprenticeship course; 4° Article L. 6211-2, relating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10

…be carried out by a victim support association with general accreditation pursuant to article D. 1-12-1. In the case of domestic violence or sexual and gender-based violence, the assessment may be ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-17

…blic establishments or bodies responsible for a public service mission mentioned in Article R. 1461-12 shall keep an up-to-date list and characteristics of the projects involving individual data from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2131-20

The members of the multidisciplinary team, the composition of which is laid down in article R. 2131-12 , appoint, from among the doctors mentioned in 1° of this article and for a renewable period of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-13

…ghts and obligations arising from the contracts mentioned in the third paragraph of article R. 3221-12 are the subject of an agreement between the establishment and the owner local authority. This agr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R3123-9

…he exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-14 and by 2° of article L. 3321-1, may only take place if the body providing the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R4135-9

…by the Minister responsible for local authorities under the conditions laid down by the articles R. 1221-12 to R. 1221-22-1, and if the training falls within the directory defined in article R. 1221-9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-16

…and prevention service, notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4622-5, D. 4622-9 and D. 4622-12. The creation of this service is authorised by the regional director of companies, competition, c…

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