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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-10

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award a contract for the purchase of supplies on particularly advantageous terms, either to an economic operator who is definitiv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-10

…the French language. The person in charge of missions under the authority of the national plant variety authority may require that any other document to be sent to him be drawn up in French or accompa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-10

The territorial authority of Martinique may, under the conditions determined by an agreement with the State, designate public employees of the territorial authority to represent it at French diplomati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article L7124-10

When, pursuant to articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1, the employment of a child is not subject to authorisation, the rules for dividing the remuneration received by this child between his legal repres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article R6222-10

…satisfaction of the accreditation criteria referred to in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 6221-2, without which no medical biology laboratory may open to carry out examinations. The Regional H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-10

I.-The processing of personal data provided for in Article L. 2143-4 is called the "Gamete and Embryo Donation Register". This processing, placed under the responsibility of the Agence de la biomédeci…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1030-2

…form, delivery in possession is not required for the execution of the powers mentioned in Articles 1030 et 1030-1.

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

Article R5213-10

The Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées is consulted on all requests or proposals for the re-education or rehabilitation of a disabled worker.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-10

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-10

The Autorité nationale des jeux defines the nomenclature of competitions that may be used to organise sports betting online and in physical distribution networks, which must be used to submit the info…

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