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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-13

…centres or by companies in charge of their centres receiving disabled workers under the conditions set out in article R. 5213-9 to R. 5213-12 are submitted to the permanent section of the Higher Counc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-13

The Public Prosecutor shall transmit the financial penalty and its certificate to the competent authority of a single State of enforcement at a time, in accordance with the procedures laid down in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

…for the use referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, unless they are used for the professional retraining project referred to in 4° of I of the same article. However, for insured persons born befo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-13

…e holder is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of article R. 2351-12, the advance payment is granted in a single instalment on the basis of this minimum amount.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-13

…s sent to the State representative in the department no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-12.Failing this, the State representative will…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-13

…ctitioners mentioned in article L. 6154-1 .For the application of the provisions of article R. 6154-12, one of the members mentioned in 5° is appointed by the competent local medical establishment com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article R225-13

…ed without a public offering, or by means of a public offering mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, only the provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-13

When, in application of article L. 2112-4, the département enters into an agreement with a public authority or a non-profit-making private legal entity to carry out one or more of the activities menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-13

…ng unanswered for more than one month. Before the expiry of this period, the official receiver may set the administrator a shorter period or grant him an extension, which may not exceed two months, to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-133

The information provided for in 1° of article R. 123-124 shall be struck off automatically: 1° When a decision of rehabilitation, removal of incapacity or amnesty occurs, removing the incapacity or pr…

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