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Showing 61216130 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-1

For the application to Saint-Martin of the provisions of articles D. 6313-2 to D. 6313-6:1° References to communes, départements or regions are replaced by references to the overseas collectivity of S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-10

Failure by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education and Research to respond within four months of acknowledgement of receipt of an application for authorisation will be deemed to…

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

Article 432-1

Selective financial aid is awarded:1° For the development and production of one or more works by authors or production companies present on digital platforms, who propose a high-quality artistic proje…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-1

All holdings by a municipality in the capital of a commercial company or any other profit-making body whose purpose is not to operate municipal services or activities of general interest under the con…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752-1

Representation does not take place in favour of ascendants; the nearest, in each of the two lines, always excludes the most distant.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article A231-1

Production of the medical certificate referred to in article L. 231-2-3 for the disciplines listed in article D. 231-1-5 is subject to a medical examination carried out by any medical doctor with spec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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