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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-15

Where the purchaser lays down requirements relating to security of supply, he may in particular request, in the consultation documents, that the tenderer's tender include: 1° certification or document…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…ons; 2° Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community; 3° Article 3(1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…t in application of articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-97. The maximum allowances voted by the Board of Directors are set by the Executiv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-25

The offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 :1° Mention the identity of the parties and any declared guarantors;2° Specify the nature, purpose, terms and conditions of the loan, in particular those relat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 998

…Code and managed jointly by policyholders and insurers, or articles L. 932-1, L. 932-14 and L. 932-24 du code de la sécurité sociale or L. 221-2 and L. 222-1 du code de la mutualité, of which at leas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…y health insurance schemes, on behalf of pharmacists or the structures mentioned in article D. 5125-24-1, with a view to distributing them wholesale and as is;6° Wholesale distributor of pharmaceutica…

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

Article L22-10-52

As an exception to the second paragraph of article L. 225-136, for companies whose equity securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and insofar as the equity securities to be issued imm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1142-1, healthcare professionals may not be held liable for damage resulting from the prescription or administration of a medicinal product or the use of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-148

The presence of an information leaflet for the user in the packaging of any medicinal product or product is compulsory, unless the information referred to in article R. 5121-149 appears directly on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-126

…oviding the services referred to in Article L. 5141-15 who comply with the provisions of Article L. 241-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code may use in France veterinary medicinal products other t…

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