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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal voting.

Article R723-13

…f voters. At the close of the ballot, the secretary of the committee provided for in Article L. 723-13 shall write "postal vote" opposite the name of each voter on the voters' list. The chairman of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Opinion on agreements for the transfer of personnel and property (R)

Article R1425-13

…service to issue an opinion on all or part of the draft agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-17.The parties to the draft agreement have a period of one month from rec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-13

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, a contract relating to the provision of sea and air transport services for the armed forces or security forces of a Member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-13

…l expenditure provided for in the constitutive treaty drawn up in application of the Finance Act of 13 July 1925. 2° In nationalised establishments: - the contribution to the operating expenses of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-13

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Platform Players' Council

Article R7345-13

The Chairman of the Board of Directors chairs the Platform Players' Council, which meets when convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or on the initiative of the majority of the members of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…taminating workers and equipment;12° Procedures for managing excavated material, backfill and waste;13° Working hours and times determined in application of Articles R. 4412-118 and R. 4412-119 ; 14°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-14

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-13

When the issue of a residence permit is subject to prior possession of the work permit provided for in article L. 5221-2 of the Labour Code, the situation on the employment market may be invoked again…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Monitoring the completion of the work

Article D2171-13

The project management team is responsible for monitoring the execution of the works and, where appropriate, for supervising them.The purpose of monitoring the execution of the works is, firstly, to e…

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