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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Unforeseen circumstances

Article R3135-5

The concession contract may be amended when the amendment is made necessary by circumstances that a diligent granting authority could not have foreseen. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 313…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-5

The public-private association may achieve its purpose, in particular, by direct operation or by simple financial participation in companies or organisations under the same conditions as the départeme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Operation

Article L7323-5

The President alone has the police of the Congress of Elected Representatives.He may have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the auditorium or arrested.In the event of a crime or misdemea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-5

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask a hospital involved in a restructuring operation to cut jobs and revise its multiannual contract of objectives and resources. The Director Ge…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-5

…article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-5

…y, product or article other than tobacco, a tobacco product or an ingredient defined in article L. 3512-2 is considered to be indirect propaganda or advertising when, by its graphics, presentation, us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-5

For the implementation of this chapter, an apprentice training centre may enter into an agreement with one or more training centres managed by a person referred to in article L. 6227-1 or with the Cen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and personal protective equipment

Article R4313-5

…y or personal protective equipment on the market, certifying that it conforms to the relevant technical rules set out in the Annex at the end of this Title and has undergone the applicable conformity…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-5

…he quorum is not reached, the Board validly deliberates without a quorum condition after a new convocation on the same agenda and specifying that no quorum will be required. In the event of a tie, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-50

…efault by the borrower and where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may increase, within limits set by decree, the rate of interest that the borrower will h…

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