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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-27

…Drawing up an estimate of the cost of the works, broken down into technically homogeneous elements;6° Enabling the project owner to determine the estimated cost of the overall solution and, where app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-3

Natural or legal persons who do not have their domicile, registered office or place of business in a Member State of the European Union and who, pursuant to Article L. 623-6, apply for plant variety c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investor guarantee

Article L754-13

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-10

Where only certain legal entities or natural persons, subsidiaries and establishments have a representative or an elected member, the members of the special negotiating body are : 1° Either designated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-72

…of the share capital, the amount, number and distribution of the shares representing this capital; 6° The number of interest shares allocated to each contributor in industry; 7° A statement that the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-51

…of leases; 4° Preventing prescription; 5° Ensuring that rights, liens and mortgages are preserved; 6° For this purpose, requesting the publication in the real estate register of all titles liable to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-31

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-13

…al radiation by acting on its emission, propagation and reflection, such as screens and enclosures; 6° Appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment and the workplace; 7° Adequate information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-49

Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis are distributed, under the responsibility of the person in charge referred to in article R. 4211-37 or, where applicable, the person in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-31

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the…

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