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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to global contracts involving design services for a building project

Article D2171-4

In the case of global contracts involving the design of a building, the project management team is given a basic assignment which includes the following elements:1° Preliminary design studies;2° Proje…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-4

…of a unit of account for units of account of a comparable nature, as provided for in article R. 131-4 , is authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on the basis of a report b…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-44

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is empowered to provide any person who so requests and who is interested in the protection of workers, in particular the occupational physician and members of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-43

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4411-44 and R. 4411-45, the nature of and procedures for declaring the information which must be supplied to the body mentioned in article R. 4411-42 in applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

The hospital medical conference contributes to the development of projects relating to the conditions under which users are received and cared for, in particular : 1° Reflection on the ethics of care…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-40

The budget is the instrument by which the annual revenue and expenditure required to carry out the tasks defined in article L. 6431-4 are forecast and authorised. The revenue estimates and expenditure…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-4

In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 451-1 : 1° In the event of an auction sale of furniture left on the premises, this shall take place under the conditions provided for by article R. 433-5.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-4

The technical device referred to in Article D. 589-4 enables the handwritten signature of any person to be obtained, including any person taking part in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 1…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

Each year, the specialised commission on the rights of users of the healthcare system is responsible, in collaboration with the other specialised commissions and under the conditions set out in articl…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-2-1

Juridictions commerciales compétentes en application du III de l'article L. 442-4 of the Commercial Code procedures which are applicable to persons, traders or artisans HEADQUARTERS OF COMMERCE COURTS…

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