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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-4

Where several purchasers are simultaneously responsible for carrying out a project, they may designate by agreement which of them will carry out the prior assessment, conduct the award procedure and,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-4

…ncession contract, the conceding authority will, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3124-5, base itself on a number of non-discriminatory criteria. These criteria may include environmenta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article L6323-43

The holder of a personal training account may use the rights registered in this account to finance all or part of a training action requested under the individual right to training for local elected r…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Procedures for reimbursing undue payments

Article L6323-44

For the repayment of sums wrongly paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the Director General of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations may issue a constraint which, in the absence of opposit…

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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 R1111-45

The holder can access his shared medical record electronically from his digital health space, in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of article R. 1111-32. He may extract or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article R6323-45

The personal training account may be used by its holder, in addition to the rights available under the individual training entitlement for local elected representatives mentioned inarticle L. 1621-3 o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Free credit

Article L312-42

Where a financing transaction involves the assumption of all or part of the costs, the seller may not ask the credit purchaser or hirer for a sum of money greater than the lowest price actually charge…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Effects on French nationality of transfers of sovereignty relating to certain territories

Article 32-4

Former members of the Parliament of the Republic, the Assembly of the French Union and the Economic Council who have lost French nationality and acquired a foreign nationality by the effect of a gener…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to shooting licences issued by delegated federations

Article R131-47

…wn by the sports federation that has been delegated by the Minister for Sport under article L. 131-14 from persons registered in the national automated nominative file of persons banned from acquiring…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44 bis

In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws an…

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