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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-14

…entioned in the first paragraph may delegate the management functions mentioned in articles L. 4163-15, L. 4163-16 and L. 4163-18 by agreement. The term "managing body" referred to in Articles L. 4163…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2196-8

If the contractor fails to provide the purchaser, within the time limit set by the purchaser, with information on the technical and accounting elements of the cost price of the services which are the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2191-6

In the case of an overall contract for the construction and operation or maintenance of a work, the remuneration for operation or maintenance services may not contribute to the payment for the constru…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2124-5

The contracting authority may award its contracts using the competitive dialogue procedure in the cases mentioned in article R. 2124-3.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-1

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of contracts, purchasers and holders may have recourse to the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes relating to contracts.The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-33

…an operator in accordance with point 3 of Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the trac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2396-3

If the contractor fails to provide the information requested on the dates specified or provides inaccurate information, the purchaser may, after formal notice has remained without effect, decide to su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-28

The supplementary protection certificate is invalid:-if the patent to which it relates is invalid;-if the patent to which it relates is invalid for all those parts of it corresponding to the marketing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-3

…established in France or providing such services in France, shall be registered by the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall check whether: 1° The persons who effectively manage the service pro…

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