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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-13

…ll be accompanied by the standard withdrawal form referred to in 7° of the same article. Where applicable, the trader shall provide the consumer, under the same conditions and before expiry of the wit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2141-13

Where the reason for exclusion from the award procedure concerns a member of a grouping of economic operators, the purchaser shall require him to be replaced by another economic operator who is not th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and maintenance of the building

Article L315-13

As stated in Article 1305-4 of the Civil Code, the debtor cannot claim the benefit of the term if he does not provide the securities promised to the creditor or if he reduces those which guarantee the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R3123-13

If the number of candidates meeting the criteria for selecting applications is lower than the minimum number indicated in the consultation documents, the concession-granting authority may continue the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13

…he Chairman or Secretary General of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the president of the court may order the sequestration, wherever held, of funds, securities or rights belonging to the persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-13

…of open-ended contracts, the positioning, assessment and support actions as well as the general, vocational and technological teaching are implemented by a training organisation or, when it has a tra…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-13

The authorisation referred to in article L. 1121-13 is issued after an investigation by a public health medical inspector or a regional health agency inspector qualified as a medical doctor and, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-13

…risation:1° In which radioactive substances are deliberately administered to persons as part of medical practices or to animals as part of veterinary practices, as well as in the context of research i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation of the Gustave Roussy Institute

Article D6162-13

…g the opinion of the Board of Directors.The Chief Executive Officer of the Gustave Roussy Institute may terminate the appointment of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer before the end of his or her ter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-13

The industrial tribunal members meet in a general meeting, in a section meeting and, where applicable, in a chamber meeting, each year during the month of January in the following order:1° The general…

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