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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 R2122-4

…characteristics resulting in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in use and maintenance. When such a contract is awarded by a contracting authority, its duration may not exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-40

…body of Crédit Agricole. Such appointments may not include any commitment by the regional mutual to maintain the director in office for a fixed term. Directors may be dismissed by a decision of the Ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-4

The General Meeting is convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors at least once a year. The Chairman of the Board of Directors convenes an Extraordinary General Meeting in the cases provided f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for training initiatives to help employees adapt.

Article L5121-4

In order to encourage employees to adapt to changes in employment within the company, particularly those with social characteristics that expose them more particularly to the consequences of economic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-4

…violation of the rules that the territorial council sets in the matters mentioned in Article LO 6214-3 may be accompanied by administrative penalties. The proceeds of the fines, surcharges, interest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-47

…e Regional Health Agency, that :-the owners of the installations mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 are informed of any corrective measures they may take;-the consumers concerned are duly informed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-4

The local committee may only validly deliberate on the twofold condition that the number of members present is at least equal to half that of the members in office and that at least three members havi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Economic and financial control of the "Health Data Platform".

Article R1462-4

…the quality of internal control, to replace the prior opinion procedure provided for in article R. 1462-3 with the information procedure provided for in the previous paragraph. It may, under the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-4

To prevent an imminent infringement or to stop an unlawful infringement of a business secret, the court may, on application or in summary proceedings, order provisional and conservatory measures, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 465-1

Where the acts are committed in a state of legal recidivism, the court may, by special reasoned decision, issue a committal or arrest warrant against the accused, regardless of the length of the priso…

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