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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers in the context of a qualification system awarded by a contracting entity

Article R2181-5

…en in their regard within four months of receipt of their application for qualification.This period may be extended by a maximum of two months, provided that the economic operators concerned are infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-5

Contravening the prohibition on performing the duties of liquidator is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. Anyone convicted pursuant to the preceding paragraph may no long…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-5

The départements may guarantee loans taken out to finance the construction, by religious associations or, in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, by public religious establishments or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by overseas departments

Article LO3445-5

…deliberation are referred to the Conseil d'Etat. The representative of the State in the department may, within one month of the transmission provided for in article LO 3445-4, refer the deliberation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-56

A procedure using ionising radiation on an asymptomatic person to detect a disease at an early stage may be carried out either as part of organised screening for the disease, or after specific justifi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-5

…ecree setting out the timetable for the elections and the list of electors, which is made up of the mayors of the department and the chairmen of the said public bodies. These representatives are elect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-56

Reasons are given for an unfavourable opinion or an opinion with reservations. In particular, it may be based on the fact that the proposed statutory auditor, or the natural person who has been approa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L220-5

…220-1 from at least three of the undertakings authorised in the class corresponding to these risks may refer the matter to a central pricing office, the conditions of constitution and operating rules…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 509-1

…erits of the case cannot be held before the expiry of this time limit, the President of the Chamber may, in exceptional circumstances, by a decision stating the factual or legal reasons preventing the…

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