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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3

…e surname and forenames, position and, where appropriate, the title or speciality of the prescriber as defined in article R. 5121-91, his identifier where available, his business address specifying "F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-4

I. - On the basis of the information referred to in article R. 5121-76-3 and the scientific knowledge available, as well as, where applicable, the information transmitted in application of article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-5

…draw up the declaration relating to the employment obligation, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-4

Any draft amendment to a public contract resulting in an increase of more than 5% in the overall amount shall be submitted to the tendering committee for its opinion. When the deliberative assembly is…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

A direct subcontractor of the holder of the contract who has been accepted and whose terms of payment have been approved by the purchaser shall be paid for the part of the contract for which he is res…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-5

Subsequent contracts and purchase orders may only be concluded or issued during the period of validity of the framework agreement. Their period of performance shall be fixed in accordance with the usu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Share of global contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2171-23

If the holder of a global contract is not itself a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman, the minimum proportion that it undertakes to entrust, directly or indirectly, to small and medium-si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-129

When the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product that has been granted a marketing authorisation in France is amended by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to retain documents

Article L2196-1

Purchasers shall keep documents relating to the performance of contracts, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retention of information

Article L2184-1

Purchasers shall keep documents relating to the award of contracts, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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