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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-5

…oned in 1° are those of the schemes mentioned in articles 23-7 and 23-8 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte ; b) A of 2° does not apply; c) In b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-3

…ablished in France.II. - The transaction covered by the guarantee represents an amount in excess of 10 million euros.III. - The guarantee may only be granted if it is necessary to substantially improv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6451-2

…al Council or decisions taken by delegation of the Territorial Council pursuant to articles LO 6462-10 and LO 6462-12; 2° Regulatory and individual decisions taken by the President of the Territorial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…interest groups; 9° The annual report on the Agency's activities presented by the Director General; 10° The information or categories of information for which it wishes to make re-use subject to payme…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-7

The rules defined in Title II apply to public contracts which, on the one hand, are concluded by a contracting entity with an affiliated undertaking or by a body formed exclusively by several contract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

…on of partnership contracts;9° The statement of changes in assets provided for in Article L. 3213-2;10° Other statements relating to the assets and financial position of the local authority and its va…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure

Article R5121-51-3

To obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, for a medicinal product which is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Decentralised procedure.

Article R5141-47-4

In order to obtain a marketing authorisation in France and in at least one other Member State of the European Union, for a veterinary medicinal product which does not have any authorisation in the Eur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…s those of the means of protecting other persons present on the site or in the vicinity of the work;10° The characteristics of the equipment used for waste disposal;11° Procedures for decontaminating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-3

…within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided for by the provisions of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the increase in the fine provided for by the a…

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