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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

…laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety and Article 13 of Directive 2001/…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-3

As stated in article L. 541-3 of the Education Code, reproduced below: "In each department and arrondissement capital, in each commune with a population of more than 5,000 and in communes designated b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

…edures by which the purchaser may require the holder of a defence or security contract to use a competitive tendering procedure to select its sub-contractor or sub-contractors. The provisions of sub-s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-30

…e transfer provided for in Article L. 526-27: 1° The transfer must relate to the entire business assets of the sole trader, which may not be split; 2° In the event of a contribution to a newly created…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R718-3

Any notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° To the last proprietor of the trademark application declared to the Institute or to the last proprietor entered in the National Regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-3

The specific characteristics of the premises are assessed in consideration of: 1° Its location in the building in which it is situated, its surface area and volume, and the convenience of its access f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-30

During the first quarter of each calendar year and in respect of the previous year, the president of the departmental council sends the prefect, using standardised forms: 1° A statistical statement of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions concerning the right to an interpreter

Article D594-3

…ected with any questioning or hearing, and for which the person may ask to be assisted by an interpreter, are interviews that take place, on the premises of investigation departments, courts and priso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-32

…ovided for in II of article L. 2531-13, the per capita financial potential of each municipality is determined under the conditions set out in articles L. 2334-2 and L. 2334-4. The income taken into ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenses.

Article D2573-32

…of Article R. 2321-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 132-15 of the Town Planning Code" are deleted. III. - For the application of article R. 2321-2, the words: "in Book VI of the Commercial Code…

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