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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L930-2

…de la Nouvelle-Calédonie" ;5° "Département" or "arrondissement" by "New Caledonia" or by "province";6° "Préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat en Nouvelle-Calédonie";7° "Bureau des hypoth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-7

The head of the user undertaking establishment shall rank the list of external undertakings meeting the criteria defined in Article R. 4523-6 in order of relevance. He shall mention the companies he i…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

…74. This agreement is filed with a notary, who checks that the formal requirements set out in 1° to 6° of article 229-3 are met. He also ensures that the draft agreement has not been signed before the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38

The processing authorised by article R. 131-37 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° The identity of the person subject to the betting ban provided for in c) of article L. 131-16 (sur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-12

…rest and public holidays;4° Health and safety at work;5° Work by women, children and young workers;6° The role of apprenticeship supervisor as defined in section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-7

…rect line;5° Their parents or relatives in the collateral line up to and including the third degree;6° Persons employed exclusively in their personal service or by their company. The State, the region…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-13

Where the purchaser does not use electronic means of communication pursuant to article R. 2132-12, it shall indicate this in the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, in the consultati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-2

Sports federations and professional leagues shall be bound by confidentiality and may not disclose to any person the content of documents sent to them pursuant to this section before the publication p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-4

…essional quality;4° the partnerships set up;5° the ambition of the communication strategy developed;6° the involvement of young people in the action programme;7° the links and coherence, where applica…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-4

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where the conditions for awarding the contract are not compatible with the minimum periods of urgency provided for…

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