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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-1

…1311-4 of the Public Health Code and Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Building and Housing Code, as well as contracts awarded to deal with health h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L2312-22

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, the social and economic committee is consulted each year on: 1° The strategic orientations of the company under the conditions def…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-19, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article: 1° References to the département are re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…or responsible for retail or distribution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-57

…ided for in III of Article L. 136-7-1 of the Social Security Code and III of Article 18 and Article 19 of Ordinance No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.V. - The l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-1

…1-9-1. Persons engaged in the activity of brokering medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5124-19 are not subject to the provisions of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

…of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU declaration of conformity provided for in Article 19 of that Regulation. Advertising shall objectively define the device and, where applicable, its pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-3

…société coopérative d'intérêt collectif governed by Title II ter of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation. In this case, notwithstanding article 19 septies of this law, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-50

…formed, in order to apply, where applicable, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 706-53-19.

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