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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-30

The purchaser may not award the innovation partnership on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. It shall negotiate the initial tenders and all subsequent tenders with a view to improvi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-305

When the person registered in the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector does not comply with its obligations in terms of professional qualification or when it do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-26

As soon as they are appointed, the persons appointed as directors are entitled to choose one of the methods of exercising general management provided for in article L. 225-51-1 and to appoint the Chai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-268

In the event of a significant and irreconcilable difference of opinion during a consultation, the treating dental surgeon is entitled to decline all responsibility and to refuse to apply the treatment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-265

The general meeting of the workforce cooperative can only validly deliberate if, on first convocation, at least two thirds of the cooperative's participants are present or represented. The articles of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article R623-26

The plant variety certificate is issued by the person in charge of missions under the national plant variety authority. It is issued in the name of the holder of the plant variety certificate applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-26

The marketing authorisation is granted by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. It is accompanied by the summary of pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…sports equipment not fitted with a fixing or counterweight device as provided for in article R. 322-21 of this Code or fitted with a device that does not comply with the requirements of the same artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-30

The Conseil national de l'ordre acknowledges receipt of the application for authorisation to practise as a midwife submitted by a person holding evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife obtained…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-30

…on protection inspectors shall monitor compliance with the provisions of this chapter, Articles L. 5212-1 and L. 5212-2 relating to the use of medical devices in the medical application of ionising ra…

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