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

Article L3136-3

Where the concession contract is an administrative contract, the concession-granting authority may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the concessionaire; 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination.

Article L2314-34

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2314-33, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-1

…on, the summons to the hearing shall be accompanied by a notice recalling the provisions of Article 388-1 of the Civil Code and those of the first paragraph of this Article.When proceedings are brough…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 373-1

…ence and, where applicable, the nullity of the judgment in the appeal phase provided for in Article 379-4. However, the President of the Investigating Chamber may order, at the request of the Public P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Balanced representation of women and men

Article L2314-30

For each electoral college, the lists referred to in article L. 2314-29 which include several candidates are made up of a number of women and men corresponding to the proportion of women and men regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Tax on the operators of electronic contact platforms for the provision of certain transport services

Article 300 sexies

…hed in a Member State of the European Union or in one of the States mentioned in 1° of I of Article 289 A, he shall have accredited with the competent tax department, under the conditions set out in I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-35

For the application of the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 611-7or the last paragraph of Article L. 611-10-1, the debtor summons the creditor referred to in these provisions before the president o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-38

…d in the procedure.Distribution is carried out by the court registry in accordance with articles R. 3252-34 to R. 3252-36. For this purpose, an administrative seizure by a third party relating to a cl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-3

…ocess ; 2° The procedures and operating methods involved and identification of the critical stages; 3° An analysis of the foreseeable risks and, where appropriate, a justification of the additional co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-34

…asons:1° When the applicant is not one of the natural or legal persons mentioned in article L. 6122-3 ; 2° When the health needs defined by the care organisation plan have been met;3° If the project i…

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