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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-12

…tions for the ballot, the voting operations, the vote count and the announcement of the results are carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-12

Where the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders does not provide for a minimum amount, the advance shall be granted for each purchase order fulfilling the conditions laid down i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-12

The contractor awards the sub-contracts under the conditions defined in sub-section 3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-12

…apart from any complaints, from the counting of the ballot papers, shall make any necessary rectifications and shall proclaim the results in public. The work of the commission shall be completed no l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Budgetary and accounting organisation

Article R1222-12

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-11

…continu des professions de santé (High Council for Continuing Professional Development in the Healthcare Professions) has the following missions: 1° To identify the state of scientific knowledge and n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-4

The insurance scheme provided for in article L. 143-11-1 is implemented by an association set up by the most representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-11

…pursuant to article L. 444-3 may provide for an increase in the fees relating to services that it determines, without this increase exceeding €150 or, if the amount of the fee exceeds €500, 30% of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other pharmacists

Article R5126-104

When the scale of the activity of the pharmacy for internal use so requires, and in any event in order to carry out these activities on each of the sites of the pharmacy for internal use, the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-101

…ages the pharmacy for internal use of the pharmacie centrale des armées. This pharmacist personally carries out his duties in one of the locations of the pharmacy for internal use.

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