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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in Article L. 311-5

Article R311-5

The Commission and its specialised committees shall not deliberate validly unless three quarters of their members are present or duly represented. Where this quorum is not reached, the Commission shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Interests specific to certain categories of residents

Article L2573-58

I. - Articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-3 and L. 2411-4 to L. 2411-19 and articles L. 2412-1 and L. 2412-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Application to the armed forces health service.

Article D1221-53

I.-For the application of the provisions of sections 1 to 4 of this chapter, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre are, except in the case of external operations, considered respectivel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1524-5

Articles R. 1413-67 to R. 1413-73 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017, subject to the following provisions: 1° Article R. 1413-68 is a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

The provisions of this sub-section shall apply to companies formed for the purpose of exercising the profession of judicial administrator or that of judicial representative. Subject to the provisions…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-54

The beneficiary of an assignment or pledge of a claim under a contract shall notify or serve this assignment or pledge on the assigning public accounting officer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-55

In the event of an assignment or pledge made in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the notification provided for in article L. 313-28…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and amendment of the single copy or certificate of transferability

Article R2191-50

If there is a change in the designation of the accounting officer or in the terms of settlement of the contract, the purchaser shall annotate the single copy or the certificate of transferability with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-50

For each hour of unpaid leave, the employee shall receive from the State an indemnity equal to that of the vacation mentioned in article R. 1423-55.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-51

The list of bodies referred to in Article L. 3142-60 is drawn up and kept up to date by a joint order of the Minister responsible for these bodies and the Minister responsible for the Budget.

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