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Showing 52715280 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-5

…on contracts which has been recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union under the procedure provided for in Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the awardin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-5

Applicants may, during the examination of their application, submit a written, reasoned request to the Commission d'instruction des demandes en révision et en réexamen (Revision and Reconsideration Ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-57

…forceability, the Public Prosecutor puts an end to its enforcement. A conviction handed down abroad may not be the subject of review proceedings in France.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions concerning the content of award notices

Article R2183-5

…der the conditions laid down in Article L. 2132-1, certain information on the award of the contract may not be published if its disclosure would impede law enforcement, would be contrary to the public…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Portion of contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2213-5

…tly or indirectly, to the small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen mentioned in article R. 2151-13 is set at 10% of the estimated value of the partnership contract, excluding financing costs, e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Leasing of shares

Article L239-5

Any interested party may request the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the legal representative of the joint stock company or limited liability company, under a penalty pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-5

…444-3, and the Autorité de la concurrence, for the application of Articles L. 444-7 and L. 462-2-1, may collect: 1° Any useful data from the professionals mentioned in Article L. 444-1; 2° Statistical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-5

…y is prosecuted for an infringement of the provisions of this chapter, the administrative authority may, if the interests of public hygiene or animal health so require, order the temporary closure of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-5

…Compensation for loss of earnings is paid on presentation of the necessary supporting documents and may not exceed four times the maximum daily allowance payable under the general health insurance sch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-5

…ouncil meets when convened by the chairman of this formation. The notice period is fifteen days. It may be reduced to eight days in an emergency. The agenda is set by the chairman of the select commit…

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