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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

…the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in situation without delay.The purc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-4

The commercial court, seised of an action for nullity, may, even of its own motion, set a time limit to allow nullities to be covered. It may not declare the nullity less than two months after the dat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Summary inspection of vehicles in border areas

Article L812-4

The summary inspection of the vehicle provided for in article L. 812-3 may only be carried out with the agreement of the driver or, failing this, on the instructions of the public prosecutor. Pending…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Informing and involving residents.

Article L5211-46

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the deliberative bodies of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, the budgets…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rehabilitation, re-education and vocational training.

Article L5213-4

…nt, the amount and conditions of which are determined by the association mentioned in article L. 5214-1. These bonuses are not cumulative with bonuses of the same nature which the disabled worker may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-49

…access his/her file. This decision may be modified at any time by the holder. However, this data remains accessible to the health professional or establishment, the social or medico-social establishm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal proceedings.

Article L8223-4

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this Title on behalf of an employee, without having to provide proof of a mandate from the person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-42

…n of the Social and Economic Committee is appended to them. In the cases set out in article R. 2312-41, the committee may oppose their implementation, unless an appeal is lodged with the minister resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article D4332-4

…r the examination for promotion to the second year under the conditions defined in 2° of article D. 4332-3 and within the limits of a quota set by the Minister for Health are set by order of the Minis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition on movement on French territory

Article L251-4

The administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory issued on the basis of 2° or 3° of Article

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