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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Economic census procedures

Article D2196-6

The list of data communicated to the Observatoire économique de la commande publique, which may concern the award and performance of the contract, as well as the procedures for communicating this data…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Economic census procedures

Article D2196-5

The purpose of the economic survey is to collect and use statistical data relating to the award, notification and performance of contracts awarded in application of the provisions of this code.

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

Article R2193-11

The subcontractor entitled to direct payment shall send his request for payment to the contract holder, by any means that enables receipt and date to be determined, or deposit it with the contract hol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-63

Article L. 225-209-2 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market subject to the dispositions du II de l'article L. 433-3 du code monétaire et financier.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-19

In communes where there is no company and no market for burials, the method of transporting bodies is regulated by the representative of the State in the department and the municipal councils. The tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-2-2

The conditions of previous activity for opening or topping up entitlements and the duration of entitlement to insurance benefits may be adjusted to take account of cyclical indicators on employment an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-14-5

The dispensing of certain medicinal products by pharmacists or veterinary surgeons, where their pharmaceutical form so permits, may be by the unit, provided that the integrity of the immediate packagi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-38

The additional insertion of the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Article R2222-6

When contracts or agreements signed by a municipality or municipal public body are transferred, even partially, the concessionaire is subject to the same obligations as the transferor with regard to c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R3241-6

When contracts or agreements signed by a department or a departmental public establishment are transferred, even partially, the concessionaire is subject to the same obligations as the transferor with…

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