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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering due to the nature of the purchaser

Article R2122-11

…st not prejudice the competitive tendering of subsequent contracts which pursue the same objectives;2° The object of which is the purchase of supplies which can be acquired by taking advantage of a pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Environment and Health Risks Council

Article R1416-8

…by the State representative. The council comprises: 1° Three representatives of State departments ; 2° Two representatives of the Territorial Council, appointed by the latter; 3° Six people distribute…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-3

Electronic signatures and handwritten signatures obtained in digital format constitute signature procedures in digital format within the meaning of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Individuals

Article R121-1

…due to the failure of the person concerned to respond to the summons, the allowance shall be IP. 6; 2° For the investigation into the personality of the persons under investigation as well as their ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R326-1

…re the decision referred to in articles L. 326-1 or L. 326-2 concerns an undertaking referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 310-1, the notice referred to in I reproduces the first paragraph of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D5151-12

The action financed in whole or in part by the rights acquired under the citizen commitment account is paid for under the conditions defined by Chapter III of Title II of Book III of Part Six of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-1

The declaration of the public interest in the abstraction of water for human consumption referred to in article L. 1321-2 is published in the departmental registry of administrative acts and is displa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-7

The sums which could not be distributed due to the rules defined in articles L. 3324-5 and L. 3324-6 are immediately distributed among all the employees and, where applicable, the beneficiaries referr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…contracting party has irrevocably opted for the delivery of securities, units or shares pursuant to 2° or 3° of article L. 131-1, and has expressly stated in the contract that this option does not app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to staff

Article L5217-19

I. - The services or parts of services of the communes that participate in the exercise of the competences mentioned in I of Article L. 5217-2 are transferred to the metropolitan authority, in accorda…

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