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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

…ervice; 2° Sixty days for public undertakings within the meaning of II of Article 1 of the Order of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC of 25 June 1980 on the transparency of financial relati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-51

…patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a formal noti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-5

…esidents and 30% of the number of members of the metropolitan council.Articles L. 3122-5 to L. 3122-7 are applicable to the permanent commission of metropolitan Lyon.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial guarantee.

Article R512-15

I.-The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 512-7 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. II - The guarantee commitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D43-1

For the application of articles 187-3 and 194, the file of the investigation proceedings may be transmitted to the first president of the court of appeal, the public prosecutor, the investigating cham…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7121-2

…rtists ;2° dramatic artists3° choreographic artists ;4° Variety artists5° Musician ;6° chansonnier ;7° Complementary artist8° Conductor9° Arranger-orchestrator;10° stage director, film director and ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-8

…sentative shall inform his employer of his absence for the training provided for in article L. 1453-7 by any means giving a date certain: 1° At least thirty days in advance, if the duration of the abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-10

…(Repealed) ; 4° (Repealed) ; 5° Foodstuffs and their components; 6° Animal feed and its components; 7° Waste governed by Title IV of Book V of the Environment Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-4

…nsible for the economy may set the emolument applicable to a service not listed in article Annexe 4-7, prior to its inclusion in the list provided for in 1° of Article R. 444-3 and the publication of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-4

…es L. 645-11 and L. 645-12. The judgment is communicated to the persons mentioned in article R. 621-7 and, where applicable, to the professional order or authority to which the debtor belongs.

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