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Showing 17111720 of 27949 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-83 du 13 Jun 2012

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-13

For their contracts awarded using an adapted procedure, purchasers other than those mentioned in article R. 2131-12 are free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the characteristics of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-13

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. If the establishment is leased, the authorisation to open is transferred under the same…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-13

When sums due to right holders cannot be distributed or paid within the time limits set out in article L. 324-12 for the reasons set out in the second paragraph of I of this article, these sums are ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice

Article R743-120

…rce are governed by the provisions of Book II, subject to the provisions of this section and of law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article R4424-13

Articles R. 57-5-1 to R. 57-9 of the Code du domaine de l'Etat are applicable to titles issued or granted pursuant to article L. 4424-22.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-133

Where the European Public Prosecutor personally conducts the investigation pursuant to Article 28(4) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article A36-13

…the assize court of Val-de-Marne; 3° Four hundred and fifty jurors for the assize courts of Bouches-du-Rhône, Gironde, Nord, Seine-et-Marne and Yvelines ; 4° Two hundred and fifty jurors for the assiz…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-133

…red to in Article L. 5124-11 are issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. These certificates are valid for three years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-13

The provisions of article L. 121-12 do not preclude the charging of interest, commissions or fees in respect of overdraft facilities or bank overdrafts provided for in the account agreement instituted…

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