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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…ONSAS THEY STANDIn Book IR. 2100-1 In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2 R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12 R. 2112-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-1225 of 24 December 2018R. 2112-14 to R. 2113-6R. 2113-7Resulting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Openings, mutations and transfers

Article R3335-15

…fet de police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône may determine by decree, in certain communes and without prejudice to acquired rights, the distances…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transnational posting of workers

Article R364-2

Failure by an employer to submit the documents referred to in articles R. 342-7, R. 342-8, R. 342-10 and R. 342-11 to the Labour Inspector, or the documents referred to in article R. 342-12 to the Dir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11-1

…in which the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article 495-11 are not met, the president may refuse homologation if he considers that the nature of the facts, the personality of the person…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-7

Any person carrying out the activity referred to in article R. 124-1 is liable to the fine provided for in article 131-13, 5° of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences: 1° Failing to comply wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article L662-5

…nds held by trustees under receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by the loi n° 67-563 du 13 juillet 1967 sur le règlement judiciaire, la liquidation des biens, la faillite personnelle et le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…ngs are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R3135-10

…lishes a notice of modification of the concession contract in the cases provided for in Articles R. 3135-2 and R. 3135-5. This notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-5

The contracts mentioned in article R. 1121-4 may only include clauses excluding cover for damage suffered by victims or their dependants in the following cases: 1° The research does not take place und…

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