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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-7

…be specified by decree, after prior consultation with the groups representing the manufacturers concerned: 1° The form in which the technical and accounting information mentioned inarticle L. 2196-5…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-7

The purchaser may use a notice referred to in Article R. 2131-1 to issue an invitation to tender for contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1 when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-73

…ch agreement or agreement determines : 1° The maximum duration of the leave ; 2° The length of service required to benefit from this leave; 3° Depending on the number of employees in the establishment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-6

I. - Financial assistance for the foreign distribution of works representing world cinema is awarded on the basis of :1° The expertise, reputation, experience and financial capacity of the applicant a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Arrangements for access to individual dosimetric monitoring data

Article R4451-71

The following shall have access, in their nominative form, to the effective doses received by workers and to the results of the external dosimetry mentioned in I of Article R. 4451-65: 1° Labour inspe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

…g to the nomenclature of economic activities under the following numbers: 330. 331. 332 (with the exception of companies manufacturing theatre sets). 333. 334. 335 (excluding 335-2). 336 (excluding 33…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

…ating the quorum and majority. II - The Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, with the exception of those mentioned in 3° and 4° of article R. 7345-1, and the Managing Director may not acqu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-7-4

The parts of the regional development plan provided for by Articles L. 4433-7-1 to L. 4433-7-3 are the subject of individualised chapters. The cartographic documents relating to them are appended to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-7

State departments and the bodies under its supervision shall assist the Agency in the performance of its duties.The information required to carry out its duties under 1°, 2° and 6° of article L. 1413-…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-7

I. - For debts recovered by public accountants, the seizure and sale is preceded by an order to pay or a formal notice to pay as provided for by article L. 257 of the Book of Tax Procedures. II - For…

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