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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-5

Tenderers for a contract mentioned in article L. 2196-4 and negotiated without prior advertising or competitive tendering by the State or its public establishments, shall provide the purchaser, if the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 C

The provisions of Articles 1, 2 and 3, of this Title and of Titles XII and XV of this Code shall apply to the products referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-4

In the event of acceptance, the Director of the Office will present the claimant with the offer of compensation determined in accordance with the conditions set out in articles L. 3131-4 or L. 3135-3…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-49

The "sports development" speciality of the state diploma for youth, popular education and sport confers on its holder the following skills, as attested by the certification reference framework:-design…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

Article R532-30

The provisions of articles R. 113-2 to R. 113-4 of the Code of Administrative Justice are applicable to referrals made pursuant to article L. 532-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-50

Entry on the list referred to in article L. 6141-4 is made at the request of the regional hospital centre, after deliberation by its supervisory board. It is subject to compliance with the provisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5471-1

…ucts concerned, subject to a limit of €100,000 for a legal entity for the breaches mentioned in 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 5461-4. IV. - The amount of the penalty imposed may not exceed €150,000 for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-432

…ll end; 3° The envisaged amount of the specific severance pay provided for in article R. 6152-428 ; 4° The consequences of the contractual termination, in particular the entitlement to unemployment in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

…he European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014; 3° This Title and Title III of this Book; 4° Any other legislative or regulatory provision, failure to comply with which entails failure to co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-6

The decisions of the Financial Stability Board taken pursuant to 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and on the Financial Stabi…

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