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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2352-4

Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders which have not been rejected pursuant to articles R. 2152-1, R. 2152-2 and section 2 shall be ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Equal access for employee representatives and trade union delegates

Article L6112-4

…ministers responsible for employment and vocational training draw up a list of skills corresponding to the exercise of a staff representative mandate or a trade union mandate. After receiving the opin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-3

When the trial court is seised pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 706-120 and article D. 47-37-2, its president shall order an expert report at least one month before the hearing in order to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-4

…icable, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 or articles L. 4222-3 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12.The decision is notified to the joint representative mentioned in articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-4

Feasibility aid is granted to help cover the expenses mentioned in 3 (a, b, d and e) and 4 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal interest rate

Article D754-4

…plicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-4

…ement plan provided for in article L. 5121-3 includes, in particular, training initiatives designed to ensure that employees can adapt to changes in their jobs or initiatives to promote professional e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 479

Where the mandate extends to the protection of the person, the rights and obligations of the mandatary are defined by the articles 457-1 to 459-2. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-3

…32, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall put in place an internal control system adapted to their size, the nature, complexity and volume of their activities and provided with sufficient hu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-3

…nsive care unit. II.-The intensive care unit ensures the care of patients who present or are likely to present one or more acute failures directly endangering their vital or functional prognosis, and…

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