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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-45

The following documents are attached to the draft budget submitted to the Board of Directors: 1° The report by the Director of the Agency justifying the proposed expenditure and forecast revenue; 2° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D46-4

The procedures for implementing service at a bailiff's office provided for by Article 558 are specified by this article. The bailiff may, at the request of the addressee, forward the copy of the writ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Economic and financial control of the "Health Data Platform".

Article R1462-3

I.-Subject to the provisions of article R. 1462-4, the following are subject to the prior opinion of the supervisory authority, in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the ministers re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

The purchaser may implement the reservation provided for in articles L. 2113-12, L. 2113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to res…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-15

The purchaser shall publish a design contest notice under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-12, R. 2131-13 and R. 2131-16 to R. 2131-20. If the purchaser intends to award a service contract t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to certain contraventions

Article 529-1

The amount of the fixed fine may be paid either to the ticketing officer at the time the offence is recorded or to the service indicated in the notice of offence within forty-five days of the offence…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2362-6

Subsequent contracts and purchase orders are concluded or issued between the purchasers identified for this purpose in the notice of the call for competition or in the invitation to tender, to negotia…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-20

A member whose request for disclosure of documents submitted pursuant to article L. 326-5, may refer the matter to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The supervisory body issues a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R365-5

The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia shall deliver the opinion provided for in Article L. 312-2 within one month of the matter being referred to it by the High Commissioner of the Republic. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-15

A medical expert is responsible for giving an opinion to the judicial authorities, where he or she carries out his or her duties, on the alcohol impregnation of persons who have undergone the previous…

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