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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-25-1

In the event of withdrawal of the competence transferred to a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation:1° The movable and immovable assets made available to the establishment benefiting fro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-1

…representing producers and, where applicable, organisations representing other sectors of activity may be extended to all interested parties by order of the Minister responsible for culture.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25

…of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee mandated in application of article L. 2232-24, the full members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee who have not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-21

The licence may not be transferred by its holder(s) independently of the business to which it relates.A pharmacy may be transferred in the course of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-25

The assessment of the capacities of a group of economic operators is global. It is not required that each member of the group has all the capacities required to perform the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-22

…out in this chapter, and that relating to hidden defects, under the conditions set out in articles 1641 to 1649 of the Civil Code. A decree will set out the terms and conditions of this information..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-22

…The notice to appear includes a statement informing the convicted person of the consequences that may result from failure to comply with this summons, or failure to comply with the measure decided a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-22

…ns d'officine shall indicate :1° Its company name, immediately preceded or followed by, as the case may be :a) either the words "société d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée" or the words "SELA…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-25

I.-The allowance referred to in article L. 5131-6 is, in the name and on behalf of the State, allocated by the representative of Pôle emploi or the local mission and paid monthly by Pôle emploi or by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

…ity, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth paragraph of article L. 132-23 according to the procedures described in section 5 of chapter II of title III of book I as we…

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