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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the purchasers

Article R2384-2

…purchaser, the subject and value of the contract;2° The award procedure chosen;3° The names of the candidates excluded and the reasons for the rejection of their applications;4° The names of the cand…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

…ocedures set out in article 712-6 of this code, prior to the sentenced person's release, where applicable at the same time as the last sentence reduction is granted. If the sentenced person fails to c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-2

…llowing may join the insurance scheme1° Employers mentioned in 2° of article L. 5424-1 ;2° By irrevocable option, the employers mentioned in 3°, 4°, 4° bis, 6° and 7° of the same article;3° For their…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article L112-2

…the Conseil d'Etat and subject to the provisions of 6°. They may, however, be seized if they are located in a place other than that where the distrainee usually lives or works, if they are valuable i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-2

…these legal entities, as well as information on the nature of the controlling relationship. In this case, the accounts of these legal entities must have been the subject of a statutory audit, except w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-20

Inventions that are the subject of international applications filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been granted to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-28

In the undertakings and bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2311-1 and in the undertakings mentioned in Article L. 2312-35, the consultation on the company's social policy, working c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29

…e by the court without the assistance of the jury; the court rules of its own motion or on the application of the public prosecutor, after the assize court has ruled on the public prosecution, in acco…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article A512-2

The registration referred to in Article L. 512-1 is renewed on 1 March each year. Applications for renewal must be submitted by the intermediary or the principal at least one month before the expiry d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-25

…under the responsibility of the responsible person referred to in Article R. 1243-12 or, where applicable, the person responsible for the activities referred to in Article R. 1243-12 to an identified…

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